# bardash

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɑːˈdæʃ/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bardash