hijada

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A form of hijra — A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounhijada (plural hijadas)

plural hijadas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hijra.

    The hijadas of the city who share their genderless state with the royal eunuchs in the palace, have adopted Bruhannada as their patron and are going to take out a silent procession at ten tomorrow morning and march around the city both as a mark of respect and as a way of highlighting their plight.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 523
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