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bashibazouk
bash·i·ba·zouk [ bàsheebə zk ] (plural bash·i·ba·zouks)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. 19C Turkish mercenary: a 19th-century Turkish irregular mercenary soldier, notorious for brutality
[Mid-19th century. < Turkish başi bozuk "wrong-headed" < başi "head" + bozuk "out of order"]
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