ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

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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