pédéraste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.de.ʁast/

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Noun

pédéraste m (plural pédérastes)

1. pederast
2. (archaic) homosexual

Derived terms

• pédé

Related terms

• pédérastie
• pédérastique

Descendants

• → English: pederast
• → Italian: pederasta
• → Polish: pederasta
• → Romanian: pederast

Further reading

• “pédéraste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.