farrago

[ fuh-rah-goh, -rey- ]

noun

, plural far·ra·goes.

1. a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley:

   a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.

farrago

/ fəˈrædʒɪnəs; fəˈrɑːɡəʊ /

noun

1. a hotchpotch

Derived Forms

• farraginous, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of farrago¹

1625–35; < Latin: literally, mixed crop of feed grains, equivalent to farr- (stem of far ) emmer + -āgō suffix noting kind or nature

Word History and Origins

Origin of farrago¹

C17: from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt

Example Sentences

Her farrago of falsehoods includes allegations that Richer manipulated the printing of election ballots and “inserted” 300,000 phony votes into the final count to prevent Republican candidates, including Lake, from winning.

From Los Angeles Times

Director John Gould Rubin bears much of the blame for the ensuing farrago, though no one could accomplish this level of confusion alone.

From Los Angeles Times

This farrago of nonsense was ridiculed by critics, yet was a considerable best seller, his last.

From New York Times

The comparison doesn’t exactly flatter Pearce’s movie, an uneven farrago of science-fiction thriller and child abduction drama just about held together by Ahmed’s forceful and committed performance as a man teetering on the brink.

From Los Angeles Times

It is this, no matter how it plays out, that is the most curious element of the whole farrago.

From New York Times