Jambalaya

/ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ noun

Definition

A Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish origin, consisting of rice mixed with various ingredients such as chicken, seafood, andouille sausage, vegetables, and spices.

Etymology

Possibly from Provençal 'jambalaia' meaning 'mixture' or from Spanish 'jamón' (ham) and 'paella.' The dish represents the cultural fusion of Spanish, French, African, and Native American influences in Louisiana cuisine.

Kelly Says

Jambalaya is essentially Louisiana's answer to Spanish paella, but cooked with a completely different technique - the rice absorbs all the liquid during cooking rather than being steamed on top! There are two main types: Creole (with tomatoes) from New Orleans and Cajun (without tomatoes) from rural Louisiana.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጃምባላያ
jam-ba-lā-ya
ARالعربية
جَمْبَلايَا
jam-ba-lā-yā
BNবাংলা
জাম্বালায়া
jam-ba-lā-yā
CACatalà
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
CSČeština
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
DADansk
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
DEDeutsch
Jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
ELΕλληνικά
τζαμπαλάγια
dza-mba-lá-ya
ESEspañol
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
FAفارسی
جَمبَلايَا
jam-ba-lā-yā
FISuomi
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
FRFrançais
jambalaya
ʒɑ̃.ba.lɛ.ja
GUGU
જામ્બાલાયા
jām-bā-lā-yā
HAHA
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
HEעברית
ג'מבליה
dʒam-ba-lí-ya
HIहिन्दी
जाम्बालाया
jām-bā-lā-yā
HUMagyar
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
IDBahasa Indonesia
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
IGIG
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
ITItaliano
jambalaya
dʒam-ba-là-ja
JA日本語
ジャンバラヤ
jan-ba-ra-ya
KKKK
джамбалайя
dʐam-ba-lá-ja
KMKM
ចមបាឡាយ៉ា
jam-ba-lā-yā
KO한국어
잠발라야
jam-ba-la-ya
MRMR
जंबालाया
jam-bā-lā-yā
MSBahasa Melayu
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျမ်ဘလာယာ
jam-ba-lā-yā
NLNederlands
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
NONorsk
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
PAPA
ਜਾਂਬਾਲਾਇਆ
jām-bā-lā-ī-ā
PLPolski
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
PTPortuguês
jambalaya
ʒɐ̃.bɐ.lɐ.jɐ
RORomână
jambalaya
ʒam-ba-lá-ja
RUРусский
джамбалайя
dʐam-ba-lá-ja
SVSvenska
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ja
SWKiswahili
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
TAதமிழ்
ஜம்பலாயா
jam-pa-lā-yā
TEతెలుగు
జంబలాయ
jam-ba-lā-ya
THไทย
จัมบาลายา
jam-ba-lā-yā
TLTL
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
TRTürkçe
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
UKУкраїнська
джамбалайя
dʐam-ba-lá-ja
URاردو
جمبالایا
jam-ba-lā-yā
VITiếng Việt
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
YOYO
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya
ZH中文
贾巴拉亚
jiǎ bā lā yà
ZUZU
jambalaya
jam-ba-lá-ya

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