English Explanatory Dictionary

melange

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
  2. A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
  3. A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.

Pronunciation

/məˈlɑnʒ/ /meɪ-/ /-ˈlɑndʒ/ en-us-melange.ogg

Word forms

melange melanges mélange

Etymology

From French mélange, from Middle French mélange, meslange, from Old French meslance, meslinges (“set of diverse elements”), derived from mescler (“to mingle, mix up”) (modern French mêler), from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin misceō (“mix”) + -inges, a suffix from Frankish *-ingo (“-ing”). More at mix, -ing.

Synonyms

assortment farrago hodgepodge hotchpotch mingle-mangle mishmash mixture omnium-gatherum ragbag
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