baksheesh

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.
2. (slang, uncountable, usually) A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.

Verb

To bribe with a baksheesh.

Sinonieme

backsheesh

gratuity

tip

pourboire

bakshis

bakshish

bukshish

bribe

tea and cigarettes

Vertalings

bakchich

bahşiş

Bakschisch

fooi

gratificación

propina

soborno

bout

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bækˈʃiːʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (baxšiš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (baxšeš), from بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to give, grant, bestow”).