Definitions for mélangemeɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑndʒ; -ˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑn dʒɪz

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mé•langemeɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑndʒ; -ˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑn dʒɪz(n.)(pl.)-langes

  1. mixture; medley.

Origin of mélange:

1645–55; < F; der. of OF mesl(er) to mix (see meddle )

Princeton's WordNet

  1. odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum(noun)

    a motley assortment of things

Wiktionary

  1. melange(Noun)

    A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things

    The room was a melange of comic books and posters.

  2. melange(Noun)

    A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.

  3. Origin: From mélange, from mélange, meslange, from meslance, meslinges, derived from mescler (modern French mêler), from *, from misceo + -inges, a suffix of origin, from *. More at mix, -ing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Melange(noun)

    a mixture; a medley


Translations for mélange

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

mix(noun)

the result of mixing things or people together

London has an interesting racial mix.

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