bashibazouk

/ ˌbæʃɪbəˈzuːk /

noun

1. (in the 19th century) one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality

Word History and Origins

Origin of bashibazouk¹

C19: from Turkish başibozuk irregular soldier, from bas head + bozuk corrupt

Example Sentences

A handsome young Bashibazouk guards it, and a still handsomer mountaineer is the servant; so I draw them and the monastery and the hill, till I'm black in the face with heat and come on board to hear the Canea cable is still bad.

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