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bazar

/baˈzar/noun · masculineC2
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Meaning

bazaar

  • a market or street of stalls, especially in the Middle East or North Africa
  • a shop selling a wide variety of miscellaneous items; a cluttered, chaotic place

In a sentence

Abbiamo trascorso l'intero pomeriggio esplorando i profumi del bazar di Istanbul.

We spent the entire afternoon exploring the scents of the Istanbul bazaar.

La camera di mio fratello è un autentico bazar con vestiti ovunque.

My brother's room is a genuine bazaar with clothes everywhere.

C'è un piccolo bazar all'angolo che vende chincaglierie di ogni genere.

There is a little bazaar on the corner selling all kinds of knick-knacks.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
bazarmasculine · singular
bazarmasculine · plural
bazarmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable foreign loanword: plural remains 'bazar'.
  • Frequently used metaphorically to criticize a messy room or chaotic environment.

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