farrago

far·ra·go

F0041600 (fə-rä′gō, -rā′-)n. pl. far·ra·goes An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: "their special farrago of resentments" (William Safire).

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[Latin farrāgō, mixed fodder, hodgepodge, from far, farr-, a kind of grain; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.]

farrago

(fəˈrɑːɡəʊ) n, pl -gos or -goesa hotchpotch[C17: from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt] farraginous adj

far•ra•go

(fəˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-)

n., pl. -goes. a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley. [1625–35; < Latin: literally, mixed crop of feed grains, derivative of far emmer]

farrago

- From Latin, originally "a mash for feeding cattle"; later, figuratively, a medley or hodgepodge.See also related terms for mash.

Farrago

 mixed fodder for cattle, hence, a confused mixture or hotchpotch of things or persons.Examples: farrago of cant; of cowardice, 1827; of cunning; of doubts; of fears; of hope; of lies; of popery, Arminianism, and what not, 1637; of wishes.

Thesaurus

Noun

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farrago - a motley assortment of things gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbagassortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

farrago

noun hotchpotch, mixture, jumble, medley, hash, mixed bag, potpourri, mélange (French), miscellany, mishmash, hodgepodge, salmagundi, gallimaufry an intolerable farrago of rubbish

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