French edit

Etymology edit

Earlier bredaiche, borrowed from Italian bardassa, from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, slave).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baʁ.daʃ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

bardache m (plural bardaches)

  1. (dated) berdache (third-gender Native (North) American)
  2. (obsolete) passive homosexual
    Synonym: giton

Descendants edit

  • English: bardash, berdache
  • Portuguese: berdache

Further reading edit