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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fr|bizarre|t=odd, fantastic]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[der|it|bizzarro|t=angry, irascible]].^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) Etymonline derives the Italian word from ''bizza'' “a fit of anger”;^(Etymonline) Random House calls its origin disputed.^(RHWU) The American Heritage Dictionary gives an older derivation through Spanish ''bizarro'' “brave” from Basque ''bizar'' “beard”,^(AHD) which Etymonline says is no longer considered tenable.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|fr|bizarre|t=odd, fantastic]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[der|it|bizzarro|t=angry, irascible]].^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) Etymonline derives the Italian word from [[m|it|bizza]] “a fit of anger”;^(Etymonline) Random House calls its origin disputed.^(RHWU) The American Heritage Dictionary gives an older derivation through Spanish [[m|es|bizarro]] “brave” from Basque [[m|eu|bizar]] “beard”,^(AHD) which Etymonline says is no longer considered tenable.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==