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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessopa de letrinhas
Native Script:colcha de retalhos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈsɔ.pɐ dʒi leˈtɾi.ɲɐs/
"O relatório parecia uma verdadeira colcha de retalhos de informações."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A confused jumble or medley of things; a miscellaneous assortment.
"The antique shop was a fascinating gallimaufry of forgotten treasures, broken clocks, and dusty books." - 2
A dish made of various kinds of minced meats; a hodgepodge or hash.
"The medieval banquet featured a hearty gallimaufry seasoned with exotic spices."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word 'galimafrée', meaning a stew of various meats, appearing in English in the late 16th century. Its exact etymology is uncertain, possibly combining Old French 'galer' (to make merry) with 'mafrer' (to eat greedily). Over time, the meaning evolved from a culinary hash of ingredients to a general figurative jumble or miscellaneous collection of things.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gallimaufry" is said worldwide
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galimatias
Transliteration: /ɡa.li.ma.tjas/
"Son discours était un véritable galimatias d'idées confuses."
Sammelsurium
Transliteration: /ˈzaml̩zuːʁiʊm/
"Der Dachboden war voller Sammelsurium aus vergangenen Jahrzehnten."
accozzaglia
Transliteration: /ak.kotˈtsaʎ.ʎa/
"La sua stanza era un'accozzaglia di oggetti strani e disparati."
albeitería
Transliteration: /al.βei.teˈɾi.a/
Script: batiburrillo
"El ensayo resultó ser un batiburrillo de datos sin conexión."
sopa de letrinhas
Transliteration: /ˈsɔ.pɐ dʒi leˈtɾi.ɲɐs/
Script: colcha de retalhos
"O relatório parecia uma verdadeira colcha de retalhos de informações."
खिचड़ी
Transliteration: khichdi
"उसका भाषण विचारों की एक अजीब खिचड़ी था।"
大杂烩
Transliteration: dà zá huì
"这场展览就像是一个艺术的大杂烩。"
잡동사니
Transliteration: jap-dong-sa-ni
"그 서랍 안에는 온갖 잡동사니가 가득했다."
寄せ集め
Transliteration: yoseatsume
"彼の意見は色々なアイデアの寄せ集めにすぎない。"
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