noun
Meaning 1
A household; a domestic situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
ménage
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UK: /mɛˈnɑːʒ/
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UK: /meɪˈnɑːʒ/
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rhymes with -ɑːʒ
noun
Meaning 2
A type of cooperative society whereby all members pay a regular sum of savings, or through which goods can be paid for in installments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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Broader terms: ROSCA
noun
Meaning 3
A group of people in a sexual relationship; especially, such a group that live together; the relationship itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French ménage; compare Middle English menage, a parallel borrowing from an earlier form of the French word.