far·ra·go (f -rä g , -r -)n. pl. far·ra·goes An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: "their special farrago of resentments" (William Safire). [Latin farr g, mixed fodder, hodgepodge, from far, farr-, a kind of grain; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.] |
farrago [far-rah-go]
Noun
pl -gos or -goes a hotchpotch or mixture, esp. a ridiculous or unbelievable one: a farrago of patriotic nonsense
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 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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