Friday, 11 November 2022

The French origins of the word 'gallimaufry'

'Gallimaufry' is a word borrowed from French 'galimafrée'. The word entered the English language some time around 1556.


gallimaufry [noun] [circa 1556]
  • hodgepodge
See 'gallimaufry' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from French.

Etymology: Middle French 'galimafree' stew
See more loan words from 1500s.


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