bakshish

bak·sheesh

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak-sheesh, bak-sheesh]
- /ˈbæk ʃiʃ, bækˈʃiʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak-sheesh, bak-sheesh]
- /ˈbæk ʃiʃ, bækˈʃiʃ/

Definitions of bakshish word

noun bakshish a tip, present, or gratuity. 1
noun bakshish Alternative spelling of baksheesh. 1

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Origin of bakshish

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25, baksheesh is from the Persian word bakhshish gift

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bakshish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bakshish

bakshish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bakshish usage trend in Literature

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