gal·li·mau·fry (g l  -mô fr )n. pl. gal·li·mau·fries A jumble; a hodgepodge. [French galimafrée, from Old French galimafree, sauce, ragout : probably galer, to make merry; see gallant + mafrer, to gorge oneself (from Middle Dutch moffelen, to open one's mouth wide, of imitative origin).] |
gallimaufry [ˌgælɪˈmɔːfrɪ]
n pl -fries
a jumble; hotchpotch
[from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin]
Gallimaufry Examples: gallimaufry of nuts, 1591; of prophecies, 1668.
gallimaufry - A medley or confused jumble, especially a dish made of leftovers, from French gallimaufry, "ragout, hash."
See also related terms for leftovers.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gallimaufry - a motley assortment of things farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" |
Translations
gallimaufry
n no pl → Durcheinander nt, → Mischmasch m (inf)
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