FARRAGO
Etymology
Noun
farrago (plural farragos or farragoes)
A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.
Synonyms: hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
Synonyms
• See also hodgepodge
Source: Wiktionary
Far*ra"go, n. Etym: [L. farrago, -aginis, mi8xed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina.]
Definition: A mass ccomposed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture. A confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes, and all the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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