bazaar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.
  2. A shop selling articles that are either exotic or eclectic.
  3. A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

Pronunciation

/bəˈzɐː/ /bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/ /bəˈzɑɹ/ en-us-bazaar.ogg /bəˈzɑr/ /ˈbɑzɑr/ /-dʒɑr/

Word forms

bazaar bazaars bazar

Etymology

From Middle French bazar or Italian bazar, from Ottoman Turkish بازار (bazar), from Persian بازار (bâzâr).

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