melange

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/meɪˈlɑːnʒ/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
melange, mélange / meɪˈlɑːnʒ/
  1. a mixture; confusion
Etymology: 17th Century: from French mêler to mix. See medley
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mé•lange /meɪˈlãʒ, -ˈlɑndʒ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -langes 
    /-ˈlãʒ, -ˈlɑndʒɪz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. a mixture;
    a medley:an odd mélange of artists and police officers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mé•lange  (mā länzh′, -länj′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -langes 
    (-länzh′, -län′jiz).USA pronunciation 
  1. a mixture;
    medley.
  • French; Old French meslance, equivalent. to mesl(er) to mix (see meddle) + -ance noun, nominal suffix Gmc -ingō -ing1
  • 1645–55

'melange' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mixture - patchwork - potpourri

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