Etymology

ménage à trois

Today it means: A household or relationship whereby three people live together as lovers. Full definition →

French ménage à trois
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  1. French · borrowed fromménage à trois
  2. English todayménage à trois

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

Words from the same roots

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