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.
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
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