World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesménage à trois
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mey-nahzh ah trwah
"Ils ont discute ouvertement de leur relation et des expériences de ménage à trois."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group or party of three people.
"The trio formed a close-knit threesome during their travels across Europe." - 2
A sexual encounter involving three participants simultaneously.
"The abbreviation MMF is commonly used in modern slang and adult content classification to describe a specific gender composition within a threesome."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the numeral three combined with the suffix -some, originating in Middle English to denote a group or collection of a specific number. Over time, the term evolved from a general quantitative grouping to specifically describe a group of three participants in various contexts, including interpersonal relationships.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Threesome" is said worldwide
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ménage à trois
Transliteration: mey-nahzh ah trwah
"Ils ont discute ouvertement de leur relation et des expériences de ménage à trois."
Dreier
Transliteration: Drayer
"Ein Dreier beschreibt eine sexuelle Begegnung zwischen drei Personen."
rapporto a tre
Transliteration: rap-por-to a tre
"La discussione aperta ha riguardato le fantasie di un rapporto a tre."
trío
Transliteration: tree-oh
"La pareja decidió explorar nuevas dinámicas mediante un trío."
ménage à trois
Transliteration: me-nazh a trwah
"Eles conversaram abertamente sobre a possibilidade de um ménage à três."
त्रिक
Transliteration: trik
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह त्रिक आधुनिक संबंधों में चर्चा का विषय है।"
三人行
Transliteration: sān rén xíng
Script: 中文汉字
"这个词在现代社交和影视作品中时有出现。"
쓰리썸
Transliteration: sseu-ri-sseom
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들은 관계 속에서 새로운 시도에 대해 이야기했다."
スリーサム
Transliteration: surīsamu
Script: 日本語
"現代の人間関係において多様な形態が存在する。"
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