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Where does “bardache” come from?

bardache (French) comes from Italian bardassa, from Arabic بَرْدَج, from Persian برده, from Middle Persian 𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃.

bardache (French): berdache; passive homosexual

Definitions

  1. berdache; passive homosexual

Ancestry of “bardache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbardassayoung prostitute; brat, kid
2Arabicبَرْدَجslave
3Persianبردهslave; captive
4Middle Persian𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃—

Words derived from “bardache”

  • berdache
  • bardash
  • berdachism
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