bazaar

or ba·zar

[ buh-zahr ]

noun

1. a marketplace or shopping quarter, especially one in the Middle East.

   Synonyms: exchange, mart, market

2. a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.
3. a store in which many kinds of goods are offered for sale; department store.

bazaar

/ bəˈzɑː /

noun

1. (esp in the Orient) a market area, esp a street of small stalls
2. a sale in aid of charity, esp of miscellaneous secondhand or handmade articles
3. a shop where a large variety of goods is sold

Word History and Origins

Origin of bazaar¹

1590–1600; earlier bazarro < Italian ≪ Persian bāzār market

Word History and Origins

Origin of bazaar¹

C16: from Persian bāzār , from Old Persian abēcharish

Related Words

• marketplace
• mart