Do you speak a little Italian when you say 'bizarre'?

'Bizarre' is a word borrowed from Italian 'bizzarro'. The word entered the English language some time around 1648.

bizarre [adjective] [circa 1648]

• strikingly out of the ordinary
• as
• odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode
• involving sensational contrasts or incongruities

See 'bizarre' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: French, from Italian 'bizzarro'

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