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bashaw

Pronunciation: /bəˈʃɔː/

The English word “bashaw” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A pasha.
  2. A grandee.
  3. A very large siluroid fish (Pylodictis olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; the goujon or mudcat.

Etymology

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

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