bizarre vs bazaar: what's the difference?

Bizarre means "very strange"; a bazaar is a market.

bizarre

/bɪˈzɑː/

Meaning: very strange or unusual

Example: “a bizarre coincidence”

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bazaar

/bəˈzɑr/

Meaning: a market, especially in the Middle East, or a sale for charity

Example: “the Christmas bazaar”

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How to remember

A bazaar has lots of a's, like a market full of stalls.

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