pa·sha /ˈpɑʃə, ˈpæ; pəˈʃɑ, ˈʃɔ/
巴夏
Pa·sha n. An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.]
Note: ☞ There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest.
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Ba·shaw n.
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
3. Zool. A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
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pasha
n : a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn: pacha]