melange
Betekenis (Engels)
- A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
- A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
- A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.
Sinonieme
chaotic melange
melange accumulation
contaminated rocks
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/məˈlɑnʒ/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
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.
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