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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fuh-rah-goh, -rey-
Phonetic Transcription : fəˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-



Définition of farrago

Origin :
  • 1630s, from Latin farrago "medley, mix of grains for animal feed," from far "grain" (see barley).
  • noun mess
Example sentences :
  • "A farrago of superstitious nonsense," thought Alan to himself when he had gone.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow God » by H. Rider Haggard
  • I never heard a fellow go on with such a farrago of rubbish.
  • Extract from : « Mirk Abbey, Volume 3(of 3) » by James Payn
  • Nothing can persuade us that the universe is a farrago of nonsense.
  • Extract from : « The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge » by John Fiske
  • Away with it all, for a farrago of nonsense, lies, and nuisances!
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur
  • Surely no mortal can decipher such a farrago of alphabetical obscurity.
  • Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee
  • Look here, my dear Nathan, what farrago of nonsense is this?
  • Extract from : « A Prince of Bohemia » by Honore de Balzac
  • Is it the Theological hodge-podge, the farrago of all the religions, which believe in the Gospel?
  • Extract from : « Two Addresses » by Nicholas Rigby
  • Where had he acquired this language, this farrago of phrases from Godey's Ladies' Magazine?
  • Extract from : « I Walked in Arden » by Jack Crawford
  • Then it was a farrago of lies you told me about your adventures in the western mountains?
  • Extract from : « The Master of Appleby » by Francis Lynde
  • What has all this farrago about savages to do with Dionysus?
  • Extract from : « The Homeric Hymns » by Andrew Lang

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