peculiar

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Strange or unusual in a way that is hard to explain.

   There was a peculiar smell coming from the kitchen.

2. 2
   adj

   Belonging only to one particular person, place, or thing.

   This style of cooking is peculiar to the south of the country.

From Latin pecūliāris (“one's own”), from pecūlium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”).

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