name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bashaw
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Pronunciation
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/bəˈʃɔː/
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rhymes with -ɔː
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CMU ARPABET: B AH0 SH AO1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A pasha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A grandee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, broadly, derogatory, often
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noun
Meaning 4
A very large siluroid fish (Pylodictis olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; the goujon or mudcat.
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History
Etymology
Variant of pasha, several forms or relatives of which start with /b-/, e.g. Arabic بَاشَا (bāšā).