farrago
pronunciation
How to pronounce farrago in British English:
UK [fəˈrɑ:gəʊ]
How to pronounce farrago in American English:
US [fəˈrɑgoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a motley assortment of things
Word Origin
- farrago
- farrago: [17] The notion of a farrago being a ‘heterogeneous mixture’ comes originally from the mixture of various grains for animal feed. Latin farrāgo was a derivative of far ‘corn’ (source of English farinaceous [17] and related to barley and barn), and was extended metaphorically to ‘medley, hotch-potch’ in classical times.=> barley, barn, farinaceous
- farrago (n.)
- "hodgepodge, a confused mix," 1630s, from Latin farrago "medley, mixed fodder, mix of grains for animal feed," from far "grain" (see barley).
Example
- 1. In london last weekend it reduced the olympic torch parade to a keystone cops farrago .
- 2. Owen was listening to this pitiable farrago with feelings of contempt and wonder .
- 3. The debt-ceiling farrago showed that old-fashioned bargaining could still work , and both mr obama and mr boehner showed themselves open to a grand bargain , if only for a time .
- 4. His would-be slaves couldn 't be exhibited because they were all otherwise involved in getting farrago and its fighting forces ready to hit karbarra like a sledgehammer .