English Explanatory Dictionary

farrago

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.

Pronunciation

/fəˈɹeɪɡoʊ/ /fəˈɹɑːɡoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-farrago.wav

Word forms

farrago farragos farragoes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin farrāgō (“mixed fodder; mixture, hodgepodge”), from far (“emmer (a kind of wheat), coarse meal, grits”). Doublet of farro.

Synonyms

hodgepodge melange mingle-mangle bouillabaisse bric-a-brac catch-all clamjamfrey cocktail rummage anthology gallery congeries crazyquilt disjecta membra farrago galimatias gallimaufry grab bag horse and rabbit stew hotchpotch hotchpot job lot jumble macedoine medley miscellanea miscellany mishmash mixed bag mixture motley odds and ends oddments olio olla podrida omnium-gatherum pastiche patchwork quilt potpourri ragbag salmagundi slurry smorgasbord welter Whitman's sampler

Related words

farro bric-a-brac eclectic grab bag heteroclite miscellany

Derived words

farraginous
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