pasha (redirected from pachas)

pa·sha also pa·cha  (päsh, psh, p-shä)

n.

Used formerly as a title for military and civil officers, especially in Turkey and northern Africa.

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[Turkish paa, from Persian pdshh; see Padishah.]

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pasha, pacha [ˈpɑːʃə ˈpæʃə]

n

(Historical Terms) (formerly) a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman Empire or the modern Egyptian kingdom: placed after a name when used as a title

[from Turkish paşa]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pasha - a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt pacha authority - (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"

Translations

pasha [ˈpæʃə] N → bajá m, pachá m

pasha

n → Pascha m