Bakschisch

German

Etymology

Via English baksheesh or French bakchich.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbakʃɪʃ/
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Noun

Bakschisch n (strong, genitive Bakschisches or Bakschischs, plural Bakschische)

baksheesh (bribe or tip paid to speed up services in the Middle East an SW Asia)
Synonyms: Schmiergeld, Bestechungsgeld

Declension

Declension of Bakschisch [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bakschisch	die	Bakschische
genitive	eines	des	Bakschisches, Bakschischs	der	Bakschische
dative	einem	dem	Bakschisch, Bakschische¹	den	Bakschischen
accusative	ein	das	Bakschisch	die	Bakschische

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Bakschisch” in Duden online
“Bakschisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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