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[ fuh-rah-goh, -rey- ] / fəˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR farrago ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural far·ra·goes.a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes. Origin of farrago1625–35; <Latin: literally, mixed crop of feed grains, equivalent to farr- (stem of far) emmer + -āgō suffix noting kind or nature Words nearby farragofar piece, far-point, Farquhar, Farquhar Islands, farraginous, farrago, Farragut, Farragut, David, Farrakhan, Farrar, far-reaching Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for farragoFor stars, though, the fall of the comedy auteur means that the margin of error between a hit and a farrago is razor thin. The Trials of ‘Tammy’: Stop Policing Melissa McCarthy’s Body|Teo Bugbee|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is it all being filtered before we get to witness this farrago in action? Malaysia’s Sinister Timeline for Flight 370 Unravels|Clive Irving|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Italian election was a farrago of farce and consequence that reaches far beyond the Alps and the Apennines. The United States Can’t Insulate Itself From Euro Politics|Robert Shrum|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Cursorily examined, the Shan Hai King is a farrago of falsehood; read with intelligence, it is a mine of historical wealth. Mythical Monsters|Charles Gould
She was afflicted with none of the complex psychology which makes the Western woman's life a farrago of intricate inhibitions. Is it the Theological hodge-podge, the farrago of all the religions, which believe in the Gospel? Two Addresses|Nicholas Rigby Inside the cage Professor Farrago was seated, his spectacled eyes fixed on the row of pies. In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers Dr. Maitland considers Pylades and Corinna "a farrago of low rubbish, utterly beneath criticism." Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853|Various
British Dictionary definitions for farrago
noun plural -gos or -goesDerived forms of farragofarraginous (fəˈrædʒɪnəs), adjectiveWord Origin for farragoC17: from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to farragomishmash, olio |