bashi-bazouk

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    

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