ménage
or me·nage
[ mey-nahzh; French mey-nazh ]
/ meɪˈnɑʒ; French meɪˈnaʒ /
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noun, plural mé·nages [mey-nah-zhiz; French mey-nazh]. /meɪˈnɑ ʒɪz; French meɪˈnaʒ/.
a domestic establishment; household.
adjective
of or relating to a ménage à trois: erotic ménage fiction.
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Words nearby ménage
menacing, menacme, menad, menadione, Menado, ménage, ménage à trois, menagerie, Menai Strait, Menam, Menander
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British Dictionary definitions for ménage
ménage
/ (meɪˈnɑːʒ, French menaʒ) /
noun
the persons of a household
Word Origin for ménage
C17: from French, from Vulgar Latin mansiōnāticum (unattested) household; see mansion
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