farrago
far·ra·go
(fə-rä′gō, -rā′-)n. pl. far·ra·goes
An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: "their special farrago of resentments" (William Safire).
[Latin farrāgō, mixed fodder, hodgepodge, from far, farr-, a kind of grain; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.]
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farrago
(fəˈrɑːɡəʊ)n, pl -gos or -goes
a hotchpotch
[C17: from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt]
farraginous adj
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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]
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farrago
- From Latin, originally "a mash for feeding cattle"; later, figuratively, a medley or hodgepodge.See also related terms for mash.
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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.
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| Noun | 1. |  farrago - a motley assortment of things |
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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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Translations
farrago
[fəˈrɑːgəʊ] N (farragos or farragoes (pl)) → fárrago m
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farrago
n → Gemisch nt, → Allerlei nt
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