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Where does “jambalaya” come from?

jambalaya (French) comes from Old Occitan jambalaia.

jambalaya (French): jambalaya; a mixture of foods of any kind

Definitions

  1. jambalaya; a mixture of foods of any kind

Ancestry of “jambalaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanjambalaia—
Every word from Old Occitan jambalaia →