bakshishi

Kiswahili

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bakshishi

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Borrowed from Arabic بَقْشِيش (baqšīš).

noun bakshishi · bahashishi

class ix tip, gratuity, baksheesh

In English

tip small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation
baksheesh bribe or tip

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"bakshishi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/bakshishi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bakshishi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/bakshishi

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"bakshishi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/bakshishi.

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@misc{bakshishi_2026,
  title = {bakshishi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/bakshishi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}