farrago Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a motley assortment of things
    hotchpotch; ragbag; mingle-mangle; oddments; hodgepodge; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; melange; gallimaufry; mishmash.

WordNet


Far*ra"go noun
Etymology
L. farrago, -aginis, mi8xed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina.
Definitions
  1. A mass ccomposed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture.
    A confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes, and all the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan.

Webster 1913