Etymology

farraginous

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Today it means: Consisting of a random, miscellaneous, or indiscriminate mixture; akin to a farrago. Full definition →

Latin farrago
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  1. Latin · derived fromfarrago
  2. English todayfarraginous

From (the stem of) Latin farrago + -ous.

Words from the same roots

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farrago

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