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Where does “bizarro” come from?

bizarro (Spanish) comes from English bizarre, from French bizarre, from Italian bizzarro — odd, queer, eccentric, bizarre, weird; frisky.

bizarro (Spanish): dashing, brave, spirited, gallant; generous,...

Definitions

  1. dashing, brave, spirited, gallant; generous,...

Ancestry of “bizarro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbizarrestrangely unconventional in style or appearance
2Frenchbizarrebizarre, odd; peculiar, quaint
3Italianbizzarroodd, queer, eccentric, bizarre, weird; frisky

Words derived from “bizarro”

  • bizarre
  • bizarrely
  • bizarreness
  • bizarro
  • unbizarre
  • bizarrement
  • zarbi
  • bizarroïde
  • bizarre
  • bizar
  • bisarr
  • bisarr
  • bizarr
  • bisarr
  • bizarre
  • bizar
  • biezar
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