farrago

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fəˈrɑːgəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fə rägō, -rā-)

Inflections of 'farrago' (n):
farragoes
npl (US)
farragos
npl (UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
far•ra•go  (fə rägō, -rā-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -goes. 
  1. a confused mixture;
    hodgepodge;
    medley:a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.
  • Latin: literally, mixed crop of feed grains, equivalent. to farr- (stem of far) emmer + -āgō suffix noting kind or nature
  • 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
farrago / fəˈrɑːɡəʊ/ ( -gos, -goes)
  1. a hotchpotch
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār speltfarraginous / fəˈrædʒɪnəs/
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