Bashi-bazouk Definition

bazhēbəzo͝ok
noun
A member of the notoriously brutal 19th-cent. Turkish irregulars.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk.

Wiktionary

An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army.

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Other Word Forms of Bashi-bazouk

Noun

Singular:
bashi-bazouk
Plural:
bashi-bazouks

Origin of Bashi-bazouk

  • From Turkish başıbozuk, from Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق (“an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'”)

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BBABAS

Words Ending With

KUKOUK

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