pacha
Britishnoun
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Mr. Hood invites him, when he visits Iraq again, to sit down together to eat pacha — a typical Iraqi dish of stuffed sheep intestines.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
Such a satrap would have borne about the same relation to the great king as the modern pacha does to the grand seignior.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
A Turkish title of honour and command; more properly pacha.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Louis Belgrave was then presented, followed by General Noury and his wife; and the pacha then took His excellency to every member of the party, and presented each in due form.
From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.
Hence the term a pacha of two tails or three.
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew
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