jambalaya

IPA/ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/
KK[dʒˌʌmbəlˈaɪə]IPA/ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪə/

jambalaya — noun

  • jambalayasingular
  • jambalayasplural

1. a rice dish from Louisiana, usually cooked with meat or seafood, vegetables, and

1.名詞C1
釋義

a rice dish from Louisiana, usually cooked with meat or seafood, vegetables, and spices.

例句

Tuan cooked jambalaya with sausage for the neighborhood block party.

pattern: cook jambalaya with sausage

At the New Orleans fair, Quinn ordered jambalaya and sweet tea.

同義詞
  • rice dish

    a broad category term, not specifically from Louisiana

  • paella

    a Spanish rice dish usually cooked in a wide shallow pan

  • pilaf

    a seasoned rice dish with looser grains and a wider range of styles

文法句型

cook/make/serve + jambalaya

chicken/shrimp/sausage + jambalaya

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the dish as a type of food. It becomes countable when speakers mean separate servings or different menu versions.

常見錯誤

❌We ate a jambalaya at dinner.
✅We ate jambalaya at dinner.
💡When you mean the dish in general, jambalaya is usually uncountable.