'Bashi-bazouk' definitions:

Definition of 'Bashi-bazouk'

From: GCIDE

Bashi-bazouk \Bash"i-ba*zouk"\ (b[a^]sh"[i^]*b[.a]*z[=oo]k"), n. [Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow.] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army. [1913 Webster]