pasha \ˈpäshə, ˈpȧshə, ˈpashə sometimes pəˈshä\noun alsoba·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