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farrago

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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).

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

farrago [fəˈrɑːgəʊ]
n pl -gos, -goes
a hotchpotch
[from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt]
farraginous  [fəˈrædʒɪnəs] adj

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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Noun1.farrago - a motley assortment of things
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"

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 [ˌfɑːrˈriːtʃɪŋ] adj [effects, consequences, implications] → d'une portée considérable; [changes] → profond(e); [reforms] → de grande envergure
farrago
nGemisch nt, → Allerlei nt


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After that came a farrago of Chinese, so like the voice of Ah Moy, that again, though for the last time, Michael sought about the steerage for the utterer.
The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance; and an appeal so worded could not be set aside without a grave responsibility.
If we add to this evil, the attendant glitter upon glitter, we have a perfect farrago of discordant and displeasing effects.
 
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