mezcolanza

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mescolanza

Etymology

Variant of mescolanza, from Italian mescolanza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /meθkoˈlanθa/ [meθ.koˈlãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meskoˈlansa/ [mes.koˈlãn.sa]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: mez‧co‧lan‧za

Noun

mezcolanza f (plural mezcolanzas)

1. (colloquial) hodgepodge, motley (strange mix)

   Synonyms: amasijo, batiburrillo, revoltijo, revuelo, mejunje

Further reading

• “mezcolanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10