DictionarymulliganMixed-ingredient stew
noun

mulligan

A stew made from assorted available ingredients.

The campers prepare a mulligan from assorted vegetables and meat.

Etymology

The stew uses the surname Mulligan as its name. It became associated with a communal or improvised mixture of available ingredients; the identity of a particular original namesake is uncertain.

More examples

  • He stirred the mulligan.
  • The pot held mulligan stew.
  • She added potatoes to the mulligan.

Forms

mulligan

Similar words

stew
The broader dish category.
hodgepodge
A mixture of assorted things, not necessarily food.