bazaar

UK: /bəˈzɑː^r/ US: /bəˈzɑr/ ,(bə zär′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ba•zaar /bəˈzɑr/   n. [countable]

1. a marketplace, esp. in the Middle East.
2. a sale of various things (often homemade or secondhand) to benefit some charity, etc.:
   The church held a bazaar to raise money.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ba•zaar  (bə zär′), n. 

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

Also, ba•zar′. 

• Italian Persian bāzār market
• earlier bazarro 1590–1600

Synonyms

• 1. market, mart, exchange.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bazaar, bazar / bəˈzɑː/ noun

1. (esp in the Middle East) 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

Etymology: 16th Century: from Persian bāzār, from Old Persian abēcharish