Definition of BERDACHE

berdache

Plural: berdache, berdaches

Noun

  • Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 16

berdache is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
berdache is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
berdache is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

berdache is a valid Words With Friends word