"bashi-bazouk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bæʃɪbəˈzuːk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bashi-bazouk.wav Forms: bashi-bazouks [plural]
Etymology: From Turkish başıbozuk, from Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق (“an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tr|başıbozuk}} Turkish başıbozuk, {{der|en|ota|باشی بوزوق||an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'}} Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق (“an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=bashi-bazouk}} bashi-bazouk (plural bashi-bazouks)
  1. An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, reputed to be undisciplined and brutal. Wikipedia link: bashi-bazouk Synonyms: bashibazouk Derived forms: bashi-bazoukery Translations (irregular soldier of the Ottoman army): բաշիբոզուկ (bašibozuk) (Armenian), baššibazukki (Finnish), bachi-bouzouk [masculine] (French), baszybuzuk [masculine] (Polish), башибузук (bašibuzuk) [masculine] (Russian), basji-bosuk (Swedish)

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