"bardash" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɑːˈdæʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɑɹˈdæʃ/ [General-American], /ˈbɑɹˌdæʃ/ [General-American] Forms: bardashes [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: From French bardache, from Italian bardassa, perhaps from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”). Doublet of berdache. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bardache}} French bardache, {{der|en|it|bardassa}} Italian bardassa, {{der|en|ar|بَرْدَج||slave}} Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”), {{doublet|en|berdache}} Doublet of berdache Head templates: {{en-noun}} bardash (plural bardashes)
  1. A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite. Synonyms: gunsel
    Sense id: en-bardash-en-noun-gbNy92T3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, LGBTQ, Male people

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈbɑɹˌdæʃ/",
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