ménage à trois
or menage a trois
[ mey-nahzhah trwah; French mey-nazha-trwah ]
noun,plural mé·na·ges à trois [mey-nah-zhiz ah trwah]. /meɪˈnɑ ʒɪz ɑ ˈtrwɑ/.
a domestic arrangement in which three people, usually a heterosexual couple and one other person, are engaged in a sexual or romantic relationship and occupy the same household.
Origin of ménage à trois
1First recorded in 1860–65; from French: “household of three”
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British Dictionary definitions for ménage à trois
ménage à trois
/ French (menaʒ a trwɑ) /
nounplural ménages à trois (menaʒ a trwɑ)
a sexual arrangement involving a married couple and the lover of one of them
Origin of ménage à trois
1literally: household of three
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