jambalaya

noun

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Definition of jambalaya:

jambalaya (noun):: rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs; noun. spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery.

Synonyms for jambalaya:

accumulation

agglomerate

agglomeration

alphabet soup

amalgam

assortment

blend

botch

clutter

collage

combination

crazy quilt

farrago

gallimaufry

grab bag

gumbo

hash

hodgepodge

hotchpotch

jumble

jungle

litter

macédoine

medley

menagerie

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Antonyms for jambalaya:

alignment

arrangement

array

calm

disposition

grouping

harmony

loneness

method

neatness

order

ordering

organisation

organization

single

singularity

system

tidiness

uniformity

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