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.