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berdache

ber·dache [ bər dásh ] (plural ber·dach·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
Native N American cross-dresser: among some Native North American peoples, somebody, usually a man, who takes on the dress, role, and status of the opposite sex

[Early 19th century. Via French, "catamite" < Arabic bardaj "enslaved laborer"]
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