Farragoes

/fəˈrɑːɡoʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of farrago; multiple confused mixtures or disorderly collections of different things.

Etymology

Regular English plural formation of 'farrago,' following the pattern of Latin nouns that form plurals with '-oes' (like 'potatoes' or 'tomatoes').

Kelly Says

Most English speakers never encounter this word, but it appears regularly in literary criticism when scholars describe the chaotic accumulation of cultural references in difficult modernist poetry.

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