tribade

See also: tríbade

English

Etymology

Latin tribas, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τριβάς (tribás), from τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪbəd/

Noun

tribade (plural tribades)

1. A lesbian.
   • 1977, Angela Carter, The Passion of New Eve:

     I roused Zero’s suspicions because I began to behave too much like a woman and he started to watch me warily for signs of the tribade. If he had spied any, or surprised me fingering any of his girls, he would have shot me.

Related terms

• tribadism

Anagrams

• bitrade, redbait

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) tribade

1. ablative singular of tribas