farrago

n., pl. -goes.

An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: “their special farrago of resentments” (William Safire).

[Latin farrāgō, mixed fodder, hodgepodge, from far, farr-, a kind of grain.]

Ever notice that when your words are full of anger (splenetic), they tend to become a jumble (farrago)? Columnist George F. Will has noticed:

"Immediately after the London plot was disrupted, a 'senior administration official,' insisting on anonymity for his or her splenetic words, [said]:
"'The idea that the jihadists would all be peaceful, warm, loveable, God-fearing people if it weren't for U.S. policies strikes me as not a valid idea. (Democrats) do not have the understanding or the commitment to take on these forces. It's like John Kerry. The law enforcement approach doesn't work.'
"This farrago of caricature and non sequitur makes the administration seem eager to repel all but the delusional."

Link: Townhall.com::Stability in the Middle East is an illusion::By George Will

Posted August 16, 2006.

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a confused collection, mixture: hodgepodge

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a motley assortment of things
  Synonyms: odds and ends, oddments, melange, ragbag, hodgepodge, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forvirret blanding, miskmask, rodsammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
ratjetoe

Français (French)
n. - ramassis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Durcheinander, Mischmasch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνονθύλευμα

Italiano (Italian)
farragine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - miscelânea (f)

Русский (Russian)
смесь, всякая всячина

Español (Spanish)
n. - fárrago, miscelánea, mezcla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - röra, sammelsurium

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
混杂, 混杂物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 混雜, 混雜物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잡동사니

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 寄せ集め, ごちゃ混ぜ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المزيج , الخليط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תערובת‬

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