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- [fuh-rah-goh, -rey-]
- /fəˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-/
- /fəˈrɑː.ɡəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fuh-rah-goh, -rey-]
- /fəˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-/
Definitions of farrago word
- noun plural farrago a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes. 1
- noun farrago A confused mixture. 1
- noun farrago mishmash, jumble 1
- countable noun farrago If you describe something as a farrago, you are critical of it because you think it is a confused mixture of different types of things. 0
- noun farrago a hotchpotch 0
- noun farrago a confused mixture; jumble; hodgepodge 0
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Origin of farrago
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin: literally, mixed crop of feed grains, equivalent to farr- (stem of far) emmer + -āgō suffix noting kind or nature
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Parts of speech for Farrago
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farrago popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
farrago usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for farrago
noun farrago
- mishmash — a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.
- olio — a dish of many ingredients.
- hotchpotch — a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened with barley.
- medley — a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble.
- mixture — a product of mixing.
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