When I explored this word, I was intrigued by its history.
Originally taken into English from the French after it had been
absorbed from the Spanish bizarro (meaning brave), where it had, in
turn, been adopted from the Basque bizar which translates as ‘beard’.
What a journey!
It is used as an adjective in English to describe a person or object
that is unconventional, even far-fetched, in style or appearance.
It is a word that provides living proof that
language constantly changes!
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