bashi-bazouk

== English == === Alternative forms === bashibazouk === Etymology === From Turkish başıbozuk, from Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق (“an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bæʃɪbəˈzuːk/ === Noun === bashi-bazouk (plural bashi-bazouks) An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, reputed to be undisciplined and brutal. ==== Derived terms ==== bashi-bazoukery ==== Translations ====