mishmash

[ mish-mahsh, -mash ]
/ ˈmɪʃˌmɑʃ, -ˌmæʃ /
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noun

a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.

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Also mish·mosh [mish-mosh]. /ˈmɪʃˌmɒʃ/.

Origin of mishmash

1425–75; late Middle English; gradational formation based on mash1

Words nearby mishmash

Mishawaka, mishear, mishegaas, Mishima, mishit, mishmash, Mishmi, Mishna, Mishnah, Mishnaic Hebrew, mishpocha
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Words related to mishmash

patchwork, jumble, salmagundi, hash, combination, mess, collection, mixture, medley, miscellany, goulash, potpourri, mélange, mixed bag, olio

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British Dictionary definitions for mishmash

mishmash
/ (ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ) /

noun

a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch

Word Origin for mishmash

C15: reduplication of mash
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