bardash
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French bardache, from Italian bardassa, perhaps from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”). Doublet of berdache.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɑːˈdæʃ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɑɹˈdæʃ/, /ˈbɑɹˌdæʃ/
- Rhymes: -æʃ
Noun
[edit]bardash (plural bardashes)
- A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.
- Synonyms: gunsel; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual
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