English Explanatory Dictionary

bashi-bazouk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, reputed to be undisciplined and brutal.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bashi-bazouk bashi-bazouks bashibazouk

Etymology

From Turkish başıbozuk, from Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق (“an irregular soldier”). Literally, “broken-head”.

Derived words

bashi-bazoukery
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