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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