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    jambalaya

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Food, dish
    jam·ba·la·ya /ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ noun [uncountable]  DFFa dish from the southern US, containing rice and seafood 什锦饭〔美国南部菜肴，由米饭和海鲜烹调而成〕
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    jambalaya• There was cheese soup and a brat, or clam chowder and baked stuffed lobster, or gumbo and chicken jambalaya.    Origin jambalaya (1800-1900) Louisiana French Provençal jambalaia
    jam·ba·la·ya nounChineseSyllable
    southern US, a dish containing the Corpus from


    jambalaya
    jam‧ba‧la‧ya /ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Louisiana French
     Origin: Provençal jambalaia
    a dish from the southern US, containing rice and seafood


    jam·ba·layaBrE /ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a spicy dish of rice, seafood, chicken, etc. from the southern US （美国南部的）什锦饭（用米饭、海鲜、鸡肉等加香料制作而成）