noun
pl. -·goes a confused mixture; jumble; hodgepodge
Origin of farrago
L, mixed fodder for cattle, mixture, medley from far: see farinafarrago
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farrago
noun
pl. far·ra·goesAn assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: “their special farrago of resentments” ( William Safire )
Origin of farrago
Latin farrāgō mixed fodder, hodgepodge from far farr- a kind of grain ; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural farragos or farragoes)
- A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.
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