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mishmash
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mish·mash  (mshmsh, -mäsh)
n.
A collection or mixture of unrelated things; a hodgepodge.

[Middle English misse-masche, probably reduplication of mash, soft mixture; see mash.]

mishmash
Noun
a confused collection or mixture [reduplication of mash]

Mishmash a confused mixture, c. 1450; a mingle or hotch-potch; “a low word”—Johnson, 1755. See also jumble, medley.
Examples: mishmash of conceits and practices, 1676; of superannuated customs, 1876; of vile and wretched persons, 1600; of worshipping, 1860.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mishmash - 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"
Translations
Spanish mishmash [ˈmɪʃmæʃ] n (col) → revoltijo
French mishmash [ˈmɪʃmæʃ] n (inf) → fatras m, méli-mélo m
German mishmash [ˈmɪʃmæʃ] (inf) nMischmasch m
Italian mishmash [ˈmɪʃmæʃ] n (col) → minestrone m; guazzabuglio

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