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jambalaya

/ˌd͡ʒæmbəˈlaɪə/

jambalaya noun: any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking, most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.

jambalaya: any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking, most often with...
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Noun

jambalaya (countable and uncountable, plural jambalayas)

  1. Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking, most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.

jambalaya meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

jambalaya in Arabic

rice-based dish from Louisiana
جَامْبَالَايَا jāmbālāyā

jambalaya in Indonesian

rice-based dish from Louisiana
jambalaya

Forms of jambalaya

pluraljambalayas

Origin of jambalaya

Borrowed from Louisiana Creole jambalaya.

Words formed from jambalaya

Words that rhyme with jambalaya

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Questions about jambalaya

What does jambalaya mean?
Jambalaya means any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking, most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.
What is jambalaya in Arabic?
Jambalaya in Arabic is جَامْبَالَايَا (jāmbālāyā). See Jambalaya meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is jambalaya?
Jambalaya is a noun.
How do you pronounce jambalaya?
Jambalaya is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒæmbəˈlaɪə/.
What is the plural of jambalaya?
The plural of jambalaya is jambalayas.

Words near jambalaya in the dictionary

  1. jamas
  2. jamat
  3. jamatkhana
  4. jamats
  5. jamb
  6. jambalaya
  7. jambalayas
  8. jambart
  9. Jambavan
  10. Jambavati
  11. Jambazian

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