Farrago
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fəˈɹeɪɡoʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Farrago is a noun meaning A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.
Meaning
A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.
Example Sentences
Or, This is a farrago of absurdity, I could never feel anything of the sort myself.
Yet do I carry every vvhere vvith me ſuch a confounded farago of doubts, fears, hopes, vviſhes, and all the flimſy furniture of a country Miſs's brain!
Hastily adapted by slovenly hacks, their librettos (often witty in the original) became incredible farragos of metreless doggrel and punning ineptitude.
The original script is a complicated farrago of intertwined greed and lust, with marriages being planned and hearts being broken in order to accumulate fortunes as well as romance.
Word Forms
- farragos
- farragoes
Synonyms for farrago
Depending on context, synonyms include hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hodgepodge, mingle-mangle, ragbag, omnium-gatherum, oddments, hotchpotch.
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