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buffo [It; pi. buffi], comic actor or singer.
bukhshi or bukshi [Anglo-1nd], paymaster: mil.
bukshish or buksheesh [Anglo-Ind]. Same as BAKSHISH.
Bund [Ger], league; confederacy.
Bundesrat [Ger], federal council of the German Empire (1871-1918);
also, the upper house of the Austrian legislature.
bunnia [Anglo-Ind]. See BANYA.
buonamano [It], a small gratuity; tip.
buon viaggio! [It], pleasant journey! bon voyage!
buon vino fa buon sangue [It], good wine makes good blood.
burletta [It], burlesque operetta.
burra hazri [Anglo-Ind]. See BARA HAZIRI.
burra khana [Anglo-Ind]. See BARA KHANA.
burra sahib [Anglo-Ind]. See BARA SAHIB.
Bursch [Ger; pi. Burschen], lad; youth; student; in German universities,
a senior student or one who has taken part in at least three duels.
Burschenschaft [Ger; pl. Burschenschaften], association of German
university students.
Bushido [Jap], lit., military knight way; the unwritten precepts of
Japanese knighthood; chivalric conduct and morals.
bustee [Anglo-Ind]. See BASTI.
butcha [Anglo-Ind]. Same as BACHCHA.
bwana [Swa], master; Mr.
byadha [Beng], hunter.
byle [Anglo-Ind]. Same as BAIL: Kipling.