Etymology

baksheesh

bak·sheesh
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Today it means: In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip. Full definition →

Turkish bahşiş ← Persian بخشیش
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The story

  1. Persian · derived fromبخشیش“present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”
  2. Turkish · derived frombahşiş
  3. English todaybaksheesh

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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