Melange definition

From , from Old French meslance, mellance derived from mesler “to mix” (modern French mêler), from *misculare, from .

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things

The room was a melange of comic books and posters.
A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
A fictional drug in Frank Herbert's science-fiction Dune series, used to lengthen life, flavor food, heighten awareness, probe the memories of one's ancestors, and induce prescience.

assortment, farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, mingle-mangle, mishmash, mixture, omnium-gatherum, ragbag spice, the spice