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bardash

/bɑɹˈdæʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bar-dash
IPA
/bɑɹˈdæʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.

Etymology

From French bardache, from Italian bardassa, perhaps from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”). Doublet of berdache.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bardache, bardassa, بَرْدَج

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɑɹˈdæʃ/
  • British English: /bɑːˈdæʃ/

Inflected Forms

bardashes (plural)

Synonyms

gunsel

Rhymes With

cash crash flash trash ash smash dash clash splash nash bash rash

Questions

How do you pronounce bardash?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑɹˈdæʃ/.
What does bardash mean?
A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.
Where does bardash come from?
It is traced to French.

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