colluvies

noun

col·​lu·​vi·​es

kəˈlüvēˌēz

plural colluvies

: collection, gathering:

a

: an accumulation of foulness

b

: hotchpotch, jumble

a colluvies of low characters

Word History

Etymology

Latin, collection of washings, dregs, offscourings, from colluere to wash, from com- + -luere (from lavere to wash)

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