pasha

Also pa·cha

[pah-shuh, pash-uh, puh-shah, -shaw]

noun

1. a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.

pasha

/ ˈpɑːʃə, ˈpæʃə /

noun

1. (formerly) a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman Empire or the modern Egyptian kingdom: placed after a name when used as a title

Other Word Forms

• pashadom noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasha¹

1640–50; < Turkish paşa; bashaw

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasha¹

C17: from Turkish paşa

Example Sentences

Another son works for a large consulting firm and “lives the life of a pasha at 22,” she says.

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Now a city icon, it was a diplomatic gift from Muhammad Ali, the viceroy and pasha who is considered the founder of modern Egypt.

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Since the early 1800s, when rich, high-ranking Ottoman officials known as pashas were said to have used their houseboats to rendezvous with their mistresses, the boats have radiated a kind of louche, half-light glamour.

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During Ottoman times, rich Egyptian pashas often took houseboats as fancy second residences using them to entertain guests with music and belly dancers.

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So the telling goes, the young doctor of Isfahan was summoned to the palace of a great pasha.

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