jambalaya

[juhm-buh-lahy-uh] Origin

jam·ba·lay·a

[juhm-buh-lahy-uh]
noun
a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.

Origin:
1740–50; < Louisiana French < Provençal jambalaia, of uncertain origin
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Jambalaya is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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jambalaya (ˌdʒʌmbəˈlaɪə)
 
n
a Creole dish made of shrimps, ham, rice, onions, etc
 
[C19: from Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia chicken and rice stew]

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jambalaya
1872, from Louisiana Fr., from Prov. jambalaia "stew of rice and fowl."
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