Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melange

/məˈlɑnʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
melange
IPA
/məˈlɑnʒ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.

noun

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

noun

A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

melanges (plural) mélange (alternative)

Synonyms

assortment farrago hodgepodge hotchpotch mingle-mangle mishmash mixture omnium-gatherum ragbag

Questions

How do you pronounce melange?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɑnʒ/.
What does melange mean?
A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
Where does melange come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce melange

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