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Italian word

barocco

Baroque (the 17th-century artistic and musical style)

Looks like

baroque / bizarre

baroque = the style; also used loosely to mean overly ornate or bizarre

⚠️ The trap

In English 'baroque' (lowercase) is used colloquially to mean excessively ornate or complicated ('a baroque explanation'). Italians don't use 'barocco' this way — for 'overly complicated' they say 'complicato', 'elaborato', or 'baroccheggiante'.

To say "baroque = the style; also used loosely to mean overly ornate or bizarre" in Italian:

barocco (correct for the style)

"barocco" in English means:

Baroque (the 17th-century artistic and musical style)

Example

"La musica barocca di Vivaldi è ancora amata in tutto il mondo."

"Vivaldi's Baroque music is still loved worldwide."

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