how to pronounce baksheesh

/bækˈʃiːʃ/

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baksheesh is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of baksheesh

noun:

A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.
In the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip.

verb:

To bribe with a baksheesh.

baksheesh frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word baksheesh occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.