Where does “jambalaya” come from?

jambalaya (English) comes from Louisiana Creole French jambalaya, from Old Occitan jambalaia.

jambalaya (English): Any of various of rice-based dishes common in...

Definitions

  1. Any of various of rice-based dishes common in...

Ancestry of “jambalaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Louisiana Creole Frenchjambalayajambalaya
2Old Occitanjambalaia—

Words derived from “jambalaya”

Every word from Old Occitan jambalaia →Every word from Louisiana Creole French jambalaya →