bazaar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Italian bazarra, and the Hindi बाज़ार, Urdu بازار (bāzār), from Persian بازار (bâzâr), “‘market’”), from the Old Persian vahā-čarana (“‘market-walkabout’”), from Proto-Indo-European *wesā- (“‘to buy’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bǝˈzɑː/, SAMPA: /b@"zA:/
• (US) IPA: /bǝˈzɑɹ/, SAMPA: /b@"zAr/
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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)

[edit] Noun

bazaar (plural bazaars)

1. A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East, 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.

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