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