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baksheesh

n.
UK //bˈækʃiːʃ// bak·sheesh Slang
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Origin

From Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (baxšiš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (baxšeš), from بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to give, grant, bestow”).

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