farrago

American  

[fuh-rah-goh, -rey-] / fəˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ- /

noun

plural

farragoes

1. a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley.

   a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.

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farrago British  

/ fəˈrædʒɪnəs, fəˈrɑːɡəʊ /

noun

1. a hotchpotch

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Other Word Forms

• farraginous adjective

Etymology

Origin of farrago

1625–35; < Latin: literally, mixed crop of feed grains, equivalent to farr- (stem of far ) emmer + -āgō suffix noting kind or nature

Example Sentences

The latter, featuring long pasta tubes with a farrago of bold seasonings, inspired me to try Ms. Moyer-Nocchi’s recipe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Director John Gould Rubin bears much of the blame for the ensuing farrago, though no one could accomplish this level of confusion alone.

From Los Angeles Times

This farrago of nonsense was ridiculed by critics, yet was a considerable best seller, his last.

From New York Times

The comparison doesn’t exactly flatter Pearce’s movie, an uneven farrago of science-fiction thriller and child abduction drama just about held together by Ahmed’s forceful and committed performance as a man teetering on the brink.

From Los Angeles Times

It is this, no matter how it plays out, that is the most curious element of the whole farrago.

From New York Times