jambalaya

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/ˌd͡ʒæmbəˈlaɪə//ˌd͡ʒʌmbəˈlaɪə/

noun

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

OriginLouisiana Creole jambalaya →
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Meanings

nounjambalaya (countable and uncountable, plural jambalayas)

plural jambalayas

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

Origin

  1. Louisiana Creolejambalaya
  2. Louisiana Creolejambalaya
  3. Englishjambalaya

Borrowed from Louisiana Creole jambalaya.

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Translations

Arabic جَامْبَالَايَا
  • جَامْبَالَايَا (jāmbālāyā)rice-based dish from Louisiana
Catalan jambalaia
  • jambalaiarice-based dish from Louisiana
Chinese Mandarin 什錦飯 /什锦饭
  • 什錦飯 /什锦饭 (shíjǐn fàn)rice-based dish from Louisiana
Finnish jambalaya
  • jambalayarice-based dish from Louisiana
French jambalaya
  • jambalayarice-based dish from Louisiana
German Jambalaya
  • Jambalayarice-based dish from Louisiana
Greek τζαμπαλάγια
  • τζαμπαλάγια (tzampalágia)rice-based dish from Louisiana
Hebrew גָ׳מְבָּלָיָה
  • גָ׳מְבָּלָיָה (jambaláyah)rice-based dish from Louisiana
Indonesian jambalaya
  • jambalayarice-based dish from Louisiana
Italian jambalaya
  • jambalayarice-based dish from Louisiana
Japanese ジャンバラヤ
  • ジャンバラヤ (janbaraya)rice-based dish from Louisiana
Korean 잠발라야
  • 잠발라야 (jamballaya)rice-based dish from Louisiana
Portuguese jambalaia
  • jambalaiarice-based dish from Louisiana
Russian джамбала́йя
  • джамбала́йя (džambalájja)rice-based dish from Louisiana
Spanish jambalaya
  • jambalayarice-based dish from Louisiana
Swedish jambalaya
  • jambalayarice-based dish from Louisiana

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jambalaya

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Cite this entry
APA

jambalaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jambalaya

MLA

“jambalaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jambalaya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jambalaya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jambalaya.

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