melange
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /məˈlɑnʒ/, /məˈlɑ̃ʒ/, /meɪˈlɑnʒ/, /meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ/
Noun

melange (plural melanges)

  1. A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
    The room was a melange of comic books and posters.
  2. A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
  3. (geology) A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.
Synonyms Translations
  • German: Melange
  • Russian: вся́кая вся́чина
  • Spanish: mezcolanza
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