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单词 baksheesh
释义 bak·sheesh
noun
also bak·shish or bakh·sheesh or bakh·shish \ˈbakˌshēsh,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\
(plural baksheesh)
Etymology: Persian bakhshīsh, from bakhshīdan to give, from Middle Persian; akin to Avestan baxshaiti he has or gives a share, Greek phagein to eat, Tocharian A pāk part, Old Slavic bogatŭrich, bogŭgod, Sanskrit bhakṣati he enjoys, consumes, bhajati he allots, and perhaps to Old High German backe, bahho cheek; basic meaning: allot
especially in northern Africa & southwestern Asia : a gift of money (as for a favor or as a reward) : tip
 < knowing our porters could go no farther in their light clothes, we gave them their wages, plus liberal baksheesh, and sent them back — Edmund Hillary >
also : alms
 < assailed by hordes of homeless street waifs and their age-old wail of “baksheesh” — C.G.Pepper >
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