tribade

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tribade

/ˈtɹɪbəd/ UK
/tɹɪˈbɑːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑːd, -ɪbəd

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From Middle French tribade, and its source, Latin tribad-, from Koine Greek τριβάς (tribás), from Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub”).

noun tribades

A woman who engages in sexual activity with another woman; a lesbian. Go, cramp dull Mars, light Venus, when he snorts, / Or with thy tribade trine invent new sports; / Thou, nor thy looseness with my making sorts.

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@misc{tribade_2026,
  title = {tribade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tribade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}