bardassa

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /barˈdas.sa/
  • Rhymes: -assa
  • Hyphenation: bar‧dàs‧sa

Noun[edit]

bardassa m or f by sense (masculine plural bardassi, feminine plural bardasse)

  1. (literary, derogatory) young prostitute (of either sex)
    Synonyms: cinedo, bagascia
  2. (literary, derogatory) brat, kid (of either sex)
    Synonyms: ragazzaccio, giovinastro

Descendants[edit]

  • → French: bardache
    • → English: bardash, berdache
    • → Portuguese: berdache

Further reading[edit]

  • bardassa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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