English Explanatory Dictionary

ménage à trois

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A household or relationship whereby three people live together as lovers.
  2. A sexual act or experience involving three people; a threesome.

Pronunciation

/ˌmeɪnɑːʒ ɑː ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ /ˌmɛnɑːʒ ɑː ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ /məˌnɑːʒ ɑː ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ /məˌnɑːʒeɪ ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ménage à trois.wav

Word forms

ménage à trois ménages à trois menage a trois ménage-à-trois menage-a-trois

Etymology

Borrowed from French ménage à trois (literally “household of three”).

Synonyms

three-way

Related words

eternal triangle love triangle throuple
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