MELANGE

Meaning

A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles:

• 2025-12-20GNAMEDL
• 2025-03-09MANGELT