# tribade

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪbəd/

## Definitions
1. A woman who engages in sexual activity with another woman; a lesbian.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tribade