baksheesh

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.

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”).

Synonyms

backsheesh

gratuity

tip

pourboire

bakshis

bakshish

bukshish

bribe

tea and cigarettes

Translations

bakchich

bahşiş

napiwek

Bakschisch

mancia

baksheesh

هِبة

بقْشِيش

إِكْرامِيّة

μπαξίσι

bout

🔚

pourboire

بَقْشِيش

bustarella

buonamano