baksheesh

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.
2. (slang, uncountable, usually) A minor wound that necessitates the evacuation of a soldier from the combat zone for medical treatment.

Verb

To bribe with a baksheesh.

Synonyms

backsheesh

gratuity

tip

pourboire

bakshis

bakshish

bukshish

bribe

tea and cigarettes

Translations

bakchich

bahşiş

Bakschisch

mancia

baksheesh

هِبة

بقْشِيش

إِكْرامِيّة

μπαξίσι

bout

🔚

pourboire

بَقْشِيش

bustarella

buonamano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bækˈʃiːʃ/

Etymology

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”).