mishmash

[ mish-mahsh, -mash ]
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noun
  1. a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.

Origin of mishmash

1
1425–75; late Middle English; gradational formation based on mash1
  • Also mish·mosh [mish-mosh]. /ˈmɪʃˌmɒʃ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for mishmash

mishmash

/ (ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ) /


noun
  1. a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch

Origin of mishmash

1
C15: reduplication of mash

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