berdache
noun
ber·dache bər-ˈdash 
plural berdaches
dated, offensive
: an American Indian who assumes the dress, social status, and role of the opposite sex
Word History
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
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined above