baksheesh

== English == === Alternative forms === bachshish, bakshee, backsheesh, backshish, backsishe, bacsheese (obsolete), bacshish, bakhshish, bakhshîsh, bucksheesh, buckshish, buksheesh, bukshish, buxees (archaic), buxies (archaic), buxie === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bækˈʃiːʃ/ Rhymes: -iːʃ Hyphenation: bak‧sheesh === Noun === baksheesh (usually uncountable, plural baksheeshes) In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip. Synonyms: grease payment, lubrication payment (military slang) A minor wound that necessitates the evacuation of a soldier from the combat zone for medical treatment. Synonyms: buckshee, Blighty one ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === baksheesh (third-person singular simple present baksheeshes, present participle baksheeshing, simple past and past participle baksheeshed) (ambitransitive) To bribe with a baksheesh. === Further reading === “baksheesh”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “baksheesh, bachshish, backsheesh, backshish, bacshish, bakhshish, bucksheesh, buckshish, bukshish”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. == Portuguese == === Noun === baksheesh m (uncountable) (rare) baksheesh (bribe or tip paid to speed up services in the Middle East and SW Asia)