paixà

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاشا (pāšā) (Turkish paşa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈʃa]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pajˈʃa]

Noun

paixà m (plural paixàs)

(historical) A pasha, a high-ranking Turkish officer during the Ottoman Empire.

Further reading

“paixà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“paixà”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“paixà” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“paixà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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