GALLIMAUFRY

Etymology

Noun

gallimaufry (plural gallimaufries)

(dated) A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.

(figuratively) Any absurd medley.

Synonyms

• hodgepodge, hotchpot, hotchpotch

• olio

• potpourri

Source: Wiktionary


Gal`li*mau"fry, n.; pl. Gallimaufries. Etym: [F. galimafrée a sort of ragout or mixed hash of different meats.]

1. A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout. Delighting in hodge-podge, gallimaufries, forced meat. King.

2. Any absurd medley; a hotchpotch. The Mahometan religion, which, being a gallimaufry made up of many, partakes much of the Jewish. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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