berdache
[ ber-dash ]
/ bərˈdæʃ /
noun
Older Use: Sometimes Offensive. two-spirit(def 1).
Words nearby berdache
berbice chair, berceuse, berchta, berchtesgaden, bercy, berdache, berdichev, berdyaev, berdyansk, berdyayev, berea
Origin of berdache
1800–10; < North American French; French bardache passive partner in sodomy, boy prostitute < South Italian bardascia < Arabic bardaj slave < Persian bardah
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