English Explanatory Dictionary

gallimaufry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hash of various kinds of meats; a ragout.
  2. Any absurd medley; an elaborate mishmash.

Pronunciation

/ɡa.lɪˈmɔː.fɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gallimaufry.wav

Word forms

gallimaufry gallimaufries gallimaufray gallimaufrey

Etymology

From French galimafrée, from Old French calimafree (“stew of various kinds of meats”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly from a combination of Old French galer (“to have fun, to enjoy oneself”) and Old Northern French (Picard) mafrer (“to eat gluttonously”).

Synonyms

hodgepodge olio potpourri bouillabaisse bric-a-brac catch-all clamjamfrey cocktail rummage anthology gallery congeries crazyquilt disjecta membra farrago galimatias gallimaufry grab bag horse and rabbit stew hotchpotch hotchpot job lot jumble macedoine medley melange mingle-mangle miscellanea miscellany mishmash mixed bag mixture motley odds and ends oddments olla podrida omnium-gatherum pastiche patchwork quilt ragbag salmagundi slurry smorgasbord welter Whitman's sampler
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