jambalayan.
/ˌdʒambəˈlʌɪə/, U.S. /ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ Originally U.S.
A dish composed of rice together with shrimps, chicken, turkey, etc. Also figurative.
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1872 New Orleans Times 28 June Those who brought victuals, such as gumbo, jambalaya, etc., all began eating and drinking.
1905 ‘O. Henry’ in Munsey's Mag. July 467/2 Terrapines,..jambolaya, and canvas-covered ducks.
1916 Dial. Notes 4 269 The show was a regular jambalaya of stunts.
1949 B. A. Botkin Treasury Southern Folklore iv. i. 552 Louisianians [grow lyrical] over the superiorities of the Cajun and Creole cuisine—gombo, jambalaya, bouillabaisse.
1961 Listener 14 Dec. 1050/2 Jambalaya..is based on a creole mixture of ham chunks, prawns, and rice, highly flavoured and simmered in chicken stock.
1973 L. Hellman Pentimento 78 The dinner was wonderful: jambalaya, raccoon stew, and wild duck.
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