- farragos
- far·ra·go || fÉ™'reɪgəʊ /-'rÉ‘Ëg- n. mixture, jumble
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farrago — [[t]fərɑ͟ːgoʊ[/t]] farragoes, farragos (plural) N COUNT: oft N of n (disapproval) If you describe something as a farrago, you are critical of it because you think it is a confused mixture of different types of things. [FORMAL] Professor Brian Cox … English dictionary
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farrago — [fə rα:gəʊ, fə reɪgəʊ] noun (plural farragos or US farragoes) a confused mixture. Derivatives farraginous fə rα:dʒɪnəs, reɪdʒ adjective Origin C17: from L., lit. mixed fodder , from far … English new terms dictionary
farrago — UK [fəˈrɑːɡəʊ] / US [fəˈrɑɡoʊ] / US [fəˈreɪɡoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms farrago : singular farrago plural farragos or farragoes formal a confused collection or mixture of things … English dictionary
farrago — meaning ‘a confused mess or muddle’, comes from a Latin word meaning ‘mixed fodder’ (from far = corn), and is normally used in abstract senses. In journalistic use it is often reduced to a general term for anything disapproved of, a pejorative… … Modern English usage
farrago — ► NOUN (pl. farragos or US farragoes) ▪ a confused mixture. ORIGIN Latin, mixed fodder , from far corn … English terms dictionary
