# gallimaufry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡa.lɪˈmɔː.fɹi/

## Definitions
1. A hash of various kinds of meats; a ragout.
2. Any absurd medley; an elaborate mishmash.

## Etymology
From French galimafrée, from Old French calimafree (“stew of various kinds of meats”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly from a combination of Old French galer (“to have fun, to enjoy oneself”) and Old Northern French (Picard) mafrer (“to eat gluttonously”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gallimaufry