Transcription
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- [bash-ee-buh-zook]
- /ˌbæʃ i bəˈzuk/
- /bˈaʃibˈazaʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bash-ee-buh-zook]
- /ˌbæʃ i bəˈzuk/
Definitions of bashi-bazouk word
- noun bashi-bazouk a member of the notoriously brutal 19th-cent. Turkish irregulars 3
- noun bashi-bazouk (formerly) one of a class of irregular mounted troops in the Turkish military service. 1
- noun bashi-bazouk An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army. 0
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Origin of bashi-bazouk
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Bashi-bazouk
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bashi-bazouk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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