Farrago

/fəˈrɑːɡoʊ/ noun

Definition

A confused mixture; a disorderly jumble or medley of different things or ideas without clear organization.

Etymology

From Latin 'farraggo' (meaning mixed fodder or a medley), the same root as 'farrage,' used to describe the chaotic mixing of different elements.

Kelly Says

This word appeared in Juvenal's Roman satires to describe the bewildering mix of political corruption and chaos—meaning English borrowed it to capture that same sense of historical overwhelm.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማይታ
ma-y-ta
ARالعربية
مزيج عشوائي
mizaj 'ishawi
BNবাংলা
মিশ্রণ
mi-shra-n
CACatalà
barreja
bar-re-ha
CSČeština
smrt
smrt
DADansk
røvergods
ro-ver-gods
DEDeutsch
Durcheinander
dur-khy-n-an-der
ELΕλληνικά
μπερδεμός
mu-per-de-mos
ESEspañol
farrapa
far-ra-pa
FAفارسی
جُرم
zhor-m
FISuomi
sekaisin
se-kai-sin
FRFrançais
farrago
far-a-go
GUGU
મિશ્રણ
mi-shra-n
HAHA
hanyaya
ha-nya-ya
HEעברית
תערובת
te-rov-et
HIहिन्दी
मिश्रण
mi-shra-n
HUMagyar
zavar
za-var
IDBahasa Indonesia
campuran
cam-pu-ran
IGIG
ihe
i-he
ITItaliano
farrago
far-ra-go
JA日本語
雑多
zatto
KKKK
қаша
ka-sha
KMKM
សំណុំ
sam-num
KO한국어
혼합물
hon-ham-mul
MRMR
मिश्रण
mi-shra-n
MSBahasa Melayu
campuran
cam-pu-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်း
pyaung
NLNederlands
mix
mix
NONorsk
røvergods
ro-ver-gods
PAPA
ਮਿશ્રણ
mi-shra-n
PLPolski
mieszankę
m-ies-han-keh
PTPortuguês
farrapa
far-ra-pa
RORomână
mizerie
mi-ze-rie
RUРусский
путаница
pu-ta-ni-tsa
SVSvenska
skräp
shrep
SWKiswahili
changanya
chan-ga-nya
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு சேர்க்கை
oru sa-rekk-kai
TEతెలుగు
మేళ
me-la
THไทย
สิ่งปนเปื้อน
sin-pan-pen-ton
TLTL
pagkakasama
pa-kka-ka-sa-ma
TRTürkçe
karmakarışık
kar-ma-kar-ish-ik
UKУкраїнська
безлад
bez-lad
URاردو
مخلوط
makhloot
VITiếng Việt
hỗn hợp
ho-n-hop
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
杂乱无章
zá luàn wú zhāng
ZUZU
imiximix
i-mi-xi-mix

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