ˈpäshə, ˈpȧshə, ˈpashə sometimes pəˈshä noun
also ba·shaw bəˈshȯ, baˈ-
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Turkish paşa
: a man of high rank or office ; especially : a military commander or provincial governor in Turkey and No. Africa
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Mohammed El Mokri, Pasha of Casablanca
— a title illegal in Turkey since 1934 and abolished in Egypt in 1952