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]