First recorded in 1545–55.
Comes from the Middle French word galimafree, “kind of sauce or stew.”
Galimafree is probably a conflation of galer, “to amuse oneself.”
Related to gallant, \"brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous.\"
Sign up for more Word of the Day!

\r\nEXAMPLES OF GALLIMAUFRY\r\n

The artist's studio was a gallimaufry of colorful paints, brushes, and unfinished canvases.
Walking through the crowded market, he couldn't help but notice the gallimaufry of sights, sounds, and smells that surrounded him.

\r\nIt's National Poetry Month, and we’ve created a challenge that really is for everyone. Submit now!","audio":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/G00/G0025200.mp3","definitions":[{"partofspeech":"noun","data":"a hodgepodge; confused medley; jumble."}],"examples":[],"imageUrl":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gallimaufry_IG.png","accentColor":"#0063D7"}},"status":"succeeded"}},"meta":{"requestId":"VA8zqaAVTD8OTv-MAJXbw","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"gonocyte","entry":"gonocyte"},{"slug":"gonoduct","entry":"gonoduct"},{"slug":"gonof","entry":"gonof"},{"slug":"go-no-go","entry":"go/no-go"},{"slug":"gonophore","entry":"gonophore"}],"after":[{"slug":"gonopodium","entry":"gonopodium"},{"slug":"gonopore","entry":"gonopore"},{"slug":"gonorrhea","entry":"gonorrhea"},{"slug":"gonorrhoea","entry":"gonorrhoea"},{"slug":"gonosome","entry":"gonosome"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"gonopod"},"requestId":"6HbnI_p2dTJY-h5mfRC8c","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"gonopod"},"requestId":"8OGSzPdgSIIsubicZ8-Ag","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"CollinsEntry","headword":{"displayForm":"gonopod","slug":"gonopod"},"homonym":null,"note":null,"origin":null,"partOfSpeechGroups":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferencesConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"text\": \"zoology\", \"type\": \"lb_subject_field\"}, {\"type\": \"defgrp\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"either member of a pair of appendages that are the external reproductive organs of insects and some other arthropods\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"idiom":null,"ordinal":1,"sense":null,"subdefinitions":[]}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciations":[{"ipa":"ˈɡɒnəʊˌpɒd"}],"subEntry":[]}],"url":"gonopod"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"gonopod"},"requestId":"5DwNdxpavQ172pS6QmdKI","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"gonopod","displayForm":"gonopod","canonicalSlug":"gonopod","content":[{"source":"collins","entries":[{"id":"ac971d625.6bfb.1014.b87b.c2803370a23a.1","type":"normal","entry":"gonopod","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":"(ˈɡɒnəʊˌpɒd)"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"zoology","definition":"either member of a pair of appendages that are the external reproductive organs of insects and some other arthropods","postdefinitionContent":""}]}],"origin":"","supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":65597,"index-rank-01":["gonopod"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":[],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"gonopod"},"requestId":"SZ2EcwsR7jJ6_9YOuNP-u","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":[],"tuna":["canopied","conoid","co oped","co-oped","gunpowder","gowned","go to pot","coned","coopt","gaped","gone out","gone bad","co opt","co-opt","go on road","going to","gone to pot","going up to","go on foot","go on tour"],"lunaWithSlug":[],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"canopied","slug":"canopied"},{"displayForm":"conoid","slug":"conoid"},{"displayForm":"co oped","slug":"co%20oped"},{"displayForm":"co-oped","slug":"co-oped"},{"displayForm":"gunpowder","slug":"gunpowder"},{"displayForm":"gowned","slug":"gowned"},{"displayForm":"go to pot","slug":"go%20to%20pot"},{"displayForm":"coned","slug":"coned"},{"displayForm":"coopt","slug":"coopt"},{"displayForm":"gaped","slug":"gaped"},{"displayForm":"gone out","slug":"gone%20out"},{"displayForm":"gone bad","slug":"gone%20bad"},{"displayForm":"co opt","slug":"co%20opt"},{"displayForm":"co-opt","slug":"co-opt"},{"displayForm":"go on road","slug":"go%20on%20road"},{"displayForm":"going to","slug":"going%20to"},{"displayForm":"gone to pot","slug":"gone%20to%20pot"},{"displayForm":"going up to","slug":"going%20up%20to"},{"displayForm":"go on foot","slug":"go%20on%20foot"},{"displayForm":"go on tour","slug":"go%20on%20tour"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"gonopod"},"requestId":"BDlMk6mnrZ4ndcGfXkVnS","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

gonopod

noun

Word of the Day