melange en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ˈlɑndʒ/
- /məˈlɑnʒ/
- (US) audio
- /meɪ-/
Etymology
From French mélange, from Middle French mélange, meslange, from Old French meslance, meslinges (“set of diverse elements”), derived from mescler (“to mingle, mix up”) (modern French mêler), from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin misceō (“mix”) + -inges, a suffix from Frankish *-ingo (“-ing”). More at mix, -ing.
Meanings
-
A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
The room was a melange of comic books and posters.
- A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
- A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mélange | alternative | lexicographic | |
| melanges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hodgepodge (collection of a variety of things) · ragbag (collection of a variety of things) · mixture (collection of a variety of things) · hotchpotch (collection of a variety of things) · mishmash (collection of a variety of things) · assortment (collection of a variety of things) · mingle-mangle (collection of a variety of things) · farrago (collection of a variety of things) · omnium-gatherum (collection of a variety of things)
Translations (20)
fi sekamelska (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · hu kavalkád (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · da blanding (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · ro melanj (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · hu melanzs (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · cs směs (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · ru сбо́рная соля́нка (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · bg меланж (Viennese coffee speciality) · es mezcolanza (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · pl mieszanina (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · de Melange (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · sk zmes (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · ru мешани́на (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · ru вся́кая вся́чина (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · bg смесица (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · fo blandingur (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · pl melanż (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things) · fi melange (Viennese coffee speciality) · de Melange (Viennese coffee speciality) · hu keverék (collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things)