pasha

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

pa·sha

noun
\ˈpä-shə, ˈpa-; pə-ˈshä, -ˈsh\

Definition of PASHA

: a man of high rank or office (as in Turkey or northern Africa)

Variants of PASHA

pa·sha also ba·shaw \bə-ˈsh\

Origin of PASHA

Turkish paşa
First Known Use: 1646

Other Foreign Functionary Terms

count, despot, emir, wardrobe, yeoman

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