The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
M'elange \M['e]`lange"\, n. [F. See Mell, Meddle.] A mixture; a medley. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
melange n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum]