mezcolanza
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of mescolanza, from Italian mescolanza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meθkoˈlanθa/ [meθ.koˈlãn̟.θa] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /meskoˈlansa/ [mes.koˈlãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
- Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: mez‧co‧lan‧za
Noun
mezcolanza f (plural mezcolanzas)
- (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], 10 December 2024