ménage
/mɛˈnɑːʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of cooperative society whereby all members pay a regular sum of savings, or through which goods can be paid for in installments.
noun
A group of people in a sexual relationship; especially, such a group that live together; the relationship itself.
Example Sentences
- ""Oh," cried her ladyship, "I see the whole ménage; they will take a first floor over a baker's shop, to save fire, and live upon red herrings during the week, with a mutton chop by way of meat on a Sunday.""
- "It smelled of ether and something else, possibly laudanum. I had never tried the mixture but it seemed to go pretty well with the Geiger ménage."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: ménage
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /mɛˈnɑːʒ/