Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

menage-a-trois

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: menage-a-trois
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ménage à trois.

Example Sentences

"Fleming had gone to the yacht for a "menage-a-trois" with her then lover, David Brown, and his wife Nemone, the court heard."

Inflected Forms

menages-a-trois (canonical) menages-a-trois (plural)

Questions

What does menage-a-trois mean?: Alternative form of ménage à trois.

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