pasha

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Definitions

  • n. A term of endearment for a male.

Example Sentences

  • "Pasha, you look very handsome today."

  • "Before I left, Kaye filled up a shopping bag full of pastelikos for Neil (fondly called Pasha by Marcia)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • pasha, lit. 'high ranking Turkish military officer'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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      Alternative Spellings

      pacha, pashah, pachah

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