melange

English

/məˈlɑnʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
  • A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
  • (geology) A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.

Etymology

Derived from French mélange derived from Middle French mélange derived from Old French meslance derived from Latin *misculāre, misceō (mix, I mix) derived from Frankish *-ingo (-ing).

Origin

Frankish

*-ingo

Gloss

-ing

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