gallimaufry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gal′ə mô′frē)

Inflections of 'gallimaufry' (n): npl: gallimaufries

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gal•li•mau•fry  (gal′ə mô′frē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fries. [Chiefly Literary.]
  1. a hodgepodge;
    jumble;
    confused medley.
  2. a ragout or hash.
  • Middle Dutch moffelen to eat, nosh)
  • Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew, probably a conflation of galer to amuse oneself (see gallant) and Picard dialect, dialectal mafrer to gorge oneself (
  • 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gallimaufry / ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ/ ( -fries)
  1. a jumble; hotchpotch
Etymology: 16th Century: from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin
'gallimaufry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
jumble

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