"throuple" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθɹʌ.pəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-throuple.wav Forms: throuples [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌpəl Etymology: Blend of three + couple. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|three|couple}} Blend of three + couple Head templates: {{en-noun}} throuple (plural throuples)
  1. (neologism) Three individuals engaged in a romantic or sexual relationship. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Polyamory, Three Synonyms: thruple Derived forms: throupling Translations (three partners): triella [feminine] (Catalan), kolmiosuhde (Finnish), kolmoissuhde (Finnish), trouple [feminine] (French), (édes) hármas (Hungarian), trójkąt [masculine] (Polish), tryplet [masculine] (Polish), ménage à trois [neuter] (Polish), trisal [masculine] (Portuguese), trieja [feminine] (Spanish)

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