Question 1

What does "bachi-bouzouk" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

An irregular cavalryman (enlisted for a campaign) of the Ottoman army.
The favorite insult of Captain Haddock, the hero of Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin comic strip.

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "bachi-bouzouk"?

Accepted Answer

bachi-bouzouks

Question 3

Where does the French word "bachi-bouzouk" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Turkish başıbozuk (disorganized), a word borrowed into French during the Crimean War.

Question 4

How to translate "bachi-bouzouk" into english?

Accepted Answer

bashi-bazouk

bachi-bouzouk

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