Farrago

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Farrago \Far*ra"go\, n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for
     cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See {Farina}.]
     A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a
     medley; a mixture.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           A confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes,
           and all the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
                                                    --Sheridan.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  farrago
       n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments},
            {melange}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle},
            {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]
       [also: {farragoes} (pl)]