cumshaw

C3U1M3S1H4A1W4

noun

A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service

OriginHokkien 感謝 /感谢 →
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Meanings

nouncumshaw (plural cumshaws)

plural cumshaws · alternative comshaw · alternative cumsha

  1. A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
verbcumshaw (third-person singular simple present cumshaws, present participle cumshawing, simple past and past participle cumshawed)

present singular third person cumshaws · participle present cumshawing · participle past cumshawed · past cumshawed · alternative comshaw · alternative cumsha

  1. To give or make a present to.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gratuity

Origin

  1. Hokkien感謝 /感谢“thank you”
  2. Englishcumshaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 感謝 /感谢 (kám-siā, “thank you”).

More words from Hokkien

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Translations

Bulgarian бакшиш
  • бакшиш (bakšiš)gratuity
Hungarian baksis, borravaló
  • baksisgratuity
  • borravalógratuity
Romanian bacșiș
  • bacșișgratuity
Spanish propina
  • propinagratuity
Turkish bahșiș
  • bahșișgratuity
Cite this entry
APA

cumshaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumshaw

MLA

“cumshaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumshaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cumshaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumshaw.

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