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bashaw.

A pasha.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈʃɔː/
  1. A pasha.

    archaic · historical
  2. A grandee.

    archaic · broadly · derogatory · often
  3. A very large siluroid fish (Pylodictis olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; the goujon or mudcat.

Where this word comes from

Variant of pasha, several forms or relatives of which start with /b-/, e.g. Arabic بَاشَا (bāšā).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.