pasha, pacha
(noun) a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pasha (plural pashas)
(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.
The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae.
• ASAHP, Asaph, hapas
Pasha (plural Pashas)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pasha is the 19306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1402 individuals. Pasha is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (47.43%), Black/African American (25.11%), and White (20.33%) individuals.
• ASAHP, Asaph, hapas
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*sha", n. Etym: [Turk. pasha, basha; cf. Per. basha, badshah; perh. a corruption of Per. padishah. Cf. Bashaw, Padishah, Shah.]
Definition: An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.]
Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
