When you hear 'bazaar' are you hearing English or Persian?

'Bazaar' is a word borrowed from Persian 'bāzār'. The word entered the English language some time around 1612.

bazaar [noun] [1612]

• a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods
• a place for the sale of goods
• department store
• a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes

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Etymology: Persian 'bāzār'

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