gallimaufry

A jumble; a hodgepodge.

[French galimafrée, from Old French galimafree, sauce, ragout : probably galer, to make merry; see gallant + mafrer, to gorge oneself (from Middle Dutch moffelen, to open one's mouth wide, of imitative origin).]

Medieval; chicken stew with bacon, mustard, and wine.

[gal-luh-MAW-free] Culinarily, any dish with a hodgepodge of ingredients, such as a stew, ragoût or hash.

noun

A collection of various things: assortment, conglomeration, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety. Slang grab bag. See collect/distribute.