ménage à trois
[ mey-nahzh ah trwah; French mey-nazh a trwah ]
/ meɪˈnɑʒ ɑ ˈtrwɑ; French meɪ naʒ a ˈtrwɑ /
noun
a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
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Origin of ménage à trois
< French: household of three
Words nearby ménage à trois
méhul, méjico, mélange, méliès, ménage, ménage à trois, ménière's disease, ménière's syndrome, ménétrièr's disease, mérida, méridienne
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British Dictionary definitions for menage a trois
ménage à trois
/ French (menaʒ a trwɑ) /
noun plural ménages à trois (menaʒ a trwɑ)
a sexual arrangement involving a married couple and the lover of one of them
Word Origin for ménage à trois
literally: household of three
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