farrago

far·ra·go  (f-räg, -r-)

n. pl. far·ra·goes

An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: "their special farrago of resentments" (William Safire).

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

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farrago [fəˈrɑːgəʊ]

n pl -gos, -goes

a hotchpotch

[from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt]

farraginous  [fəˈrædʒɪnəs] adj

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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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farrago - From Latin, originally "a mash for feeding cattle"; later, figuratively, a medley or hodgepodge.

See also related terms for mash.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

farrago - a motley assortment of things         gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, 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"

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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

Translations

farrago [fəˈrɑːgəʊ] N (farragos or farragoes (pl)) → fárrago m

farrago [fəˈrɑːgəʊ] [farragoes or farragos] (pl) n (= hotchpotch) → méli-mélo m inv
far-reaching [ˌfɑː^rˈriːtʃɪŋ] adj [effects, consequences, implications] → d'une portée considérable; [changes] → profond(e); [reforms] → de grande envergure

farrago

n → Gemisch nt, → Allerlei nt