farrago

[ fuh-rah-goh, -rey- ]

/ fəˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ- /

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noun, plural far·ra·goes.

a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.

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mishmash, olio

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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

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Examples from the Web for farrago

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Cursorily examined, the Shan Hai King is a farrago of falsehood; read with intelligence, it is a mine of historical wealth.
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She was afflicted with none of the complex psychology which makes the Western woman's life a farrago of intricate inhibitions.
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Is it the Theological hodge-podge, the farrago of all the religions, which believe in the Gospel?
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Inside the cage Professor Farrago was seated, his spectacled eyes fixed on the row of pies.
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Dr. Maitland considers Pylades and Corinna "a farrago of low rubbish, utterly beneath criticism."
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British Dictionary definitions for farrago

farrago

/ (fəˈrɑːɡəʊ) /

noun plural -gos or -goes

a hotchpotch

Derived Formsfarraginous (fəˈrædʒɪnəs), adjective

Word Origin for farrago

C17: from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt

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Word Origin and History for farrago

farrago

1630s, from Latin farrago "medley, mix of grains for animal feed," from far "grain" (see barley).