bashi-bazouk
[ bash-ee-buh-zook ]
/ ˌbæʃ i bəˈzuk /
noun
(formerly) one of a class of irregular mounted troops in the Turkish military service.
Origin of bashi-bazouk
First recorded in 1850–55,
bashi-bazouk is from the Turkish word
başι-bozuk civilian, irregular, orig., leaderless, not attached (to a regular military unit), literally, (one) whose head (is) broken
Words nearby bashi-bazouk
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bash up,
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bashful,
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bashing,
bashkir,
bashkir autonomous republic,
bashkir republic
British Dictionary definitions for bashibazouk
bashibazouk
/ (ˌbæʃɪbəˈzuːk) /
noun
(in the 19th century) one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality
Word Origin for bashibazouk
C19: from Turkish
başibozuk irregular soldier, from
bas head +
bozuk corrupt