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pasha

American  
[pah-shuh, pash-uh, puh-shah, -shaw] / ˈpɑ ʃə, ˈpæʃ ə, pəˈʃɑ, -ˈʃɔ /
Also pacha

noun

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

pasha British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • pashadom noun

Etymology

Origin of pasha

1640–50; < Turkish paşa; bashaw

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