Male berdache have been documented in nearly 150 North American societies, while female berdache (females who take on the lifeways of males) appear in half as many groups.
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berdache — [bər dash′] n. [? via CdnFr < MFr bardache < It bardascia < Ar bardaj, slave, servitude < Pers bardah, slave, page] a North American Indian male transvestite or homosexual who was accepted in assuming the dress, role, and status of a… … English World dictionary
Berdache — Two Spirit (original: niizh manidoowag) ist die aus der Sprachengruppe Ojibwa ins Englische übersetzte Bezeichnung für ein drittes Geschlecht, das es im von der westlichen Kultur abweichenden Geschlechtermodell bei vielen alten nordamerikanischen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Berdache — Détail de Dance to the Berdache, de George Catlin Berdache, aussi appelé Être aux deux esprits ou bispirituel[1] (agokwa, « comme une femme », en Ojibwé … Wikipédia en Français
berdache — noun Etymology: American French, alteration of French bardache catamite, from Italian dialect (southern Italy) bardascio, from Arabic bardaj slave, from Persian bardag prisoner, from Middle Persian vartak Date: 1806 som … New Collegiate Dictionary
berdache — /beuhr dash /, n. (in some American Indian tribes) a man who adopts the dress and social roles traditionally assigned to women. [1800 10; < North American F; F bardache passive partner in sodomy, boy prostitute < South Italian bardascia < Ar… … Universalium
berdache — Cool Western Slang An Indian male who dressed and lived entirely as a woman, fulfiling that cultural role within the tribe. Sometimes called in Indian languages a would be woman and sometimes thought of as a third sex. Common among the tribes of… … English dialects glossary
berdache — n. man who dressed like a woman, man who acted like a woman (among the North American Indians) … English contemporary dictionary
berdache — ber·dache … English syllables
berdache — ber•dache [[t]bərˈdæʃ[/t]] n. ant (in some American Indian tribes) a man who adopts the dress and social roles traditionally assigned to women • Etymology: 1800–10; < North American F; F bardache boy prostitute < South Italian bardascia… … From formal English to slang
berdache — bə(r)ˈdash noun ( s) Etymology: French bardache homosexual male more at bardash : an American Indian transvestite assuming more or less permanently the dress, social status, and role of a woman … Useful english dictionary
