bachi-bouzouk

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق (başıbozuk, literally “broken head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ʃi.bu.zuk/
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Noun

bachi-bouzouk m (plural bachi-bouzouks)

  1. bashi-bazouk (an irregular soldier in the Ottoman army)

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