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farrago

[fuh-rah-goh, -rey-] Origin

far·ra·go

[fuh-rah-goh, -rey-]
noun, plural -goes.
a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.

Origin:
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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Farrago is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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farrago (fəˈrɑːɡəʊ)
 
n , pl -gos, -goes
a hotchpotch
 
[C17: from Latin: mash for cattle (hence, a mixture), from fār spelt]
 
farraginous
 
adj

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farrago
1632, from L. farrago "medley, mix of grains for animal feed," from far "corn."
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