erika: (words: waiting for godot)
Erika ([personal profile] erika) wrote in [community profile] daily_words2010-12-29 07:37 pm

baksheesh

bak·sheesh

PRONUNCIATION:
(BAK-sheesh)

MEANING:
noun: A payment, such as a tip or bribe.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Persian bakhshish, from bakhshidan, from baksh (to give).

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