bardash
English
Etymology
From French bardache, from Italian bardassa, perhaps from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”). Doublet of berdache.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɑːˈdæʃ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɑɹˈdæʃ/, /ˈbɑɹˌdæʃ/
- Rhymes: -æʃ
Noun
bardash (plural bardashes)
- A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.
- Synonyms: gunsel; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual