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bacșiș

Română

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bacșiș¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بخشش (bahşiş), from Persian بخشش (baxšeš, “forgiveness”).

noun bacșișuri · bacșiș · bacșișul · bacșișurile

  1. neuter tip, gratuity
  2. neuter baksheesh

Bacșiș²

Where it comes from

From bacșiș.

proper noun lui Bacșiș

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • gratuity reward provided freely, without obligation
  • tip small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation
  • baksheesh bribe or tip
  • cumshaw gratuity

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"bacșiș." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/bac%C8%99i%C8%99. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bacșiș. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bac%C8%99i%C8%99

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"bacșiș." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bac%C8%99i%C8%99.

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@misc{bacs_is_2026,
  title = {bacșiș},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bac%C8%99i%C8%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}