farrago means A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things. It carries an Arena rating of 1355, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, farrago ranks #2,309 of 14,431 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,328 of 14,438 for Most Storied Words, #2,357 of 14,297 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #2,374 of 14,451 for Most Whimsical Words.
farrago is pronounced /fəˈɹeɪɡoʊ/.
Why “farrago” is a great word
A confused mixture or medley of miscellaneous things; a hodgepodge. From Latin farrāgō ('mixed fodder; mixture'), from far ('emmer, a type of grain, coarse meal'), originally denoting a mash of assorted grains fed to livestock. Unlike a gallimaufry, which suggests a whimsical or absurd jumble, or a compendium, which implies a concise and systematic collection, a farrago is an unflattering, disorderly heap. It is the junk drawer that no one dares open, the rambling speech that forgets its own thesis, the glut of unsorted papers on a neglected desk—the inevitable residue of a world that generates more than it curates.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin farrāgō (“mixed fodder; mixture, hodgepodge”), from far (“emmer (a kind of wheat), coarse meal, grits”). Doublet of farro.
noun
- A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.“Yet do I carry every vvhere vvith me ſuch a confounded farago of doubts, fears, hopes, vviſhes, and all the flimſy furniture of a country Miſs's brain!”
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