n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-sh ə , ' pa-; p ə - ' shä, - ' sho ̇
Variant: also ba · shaw \ b ə - ' sho ̇ \
Function: noun
Etymology: Turkish pa ş a
Date: 1646
: a man of high rank or office (as in Turkey or northern Africa)
n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-sh ə , ' pa-; p ə - ' shä, - ' sho ̇
Variant: also ba · shaw \ b ə - ' sho ̇ \
Function: noun
Etymology: Turkish pa ş a
Date: 1646
: a man of high rank or office (as in Turkey or northern Africa)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012