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mariage blanc

French, noun/ma.ʁjaʒ blɑ̃/

mariage blanc is a French masculine noun meaning “sham marriage, marriage in name only” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mariage non consommé”.

What does mariage blanc mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesham marriage, marriage in name only

  2. 2

    masculinewhite marriage

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Mariage non consommé. 2. Mariage de complaisance contracté dans d’autres buts que la vie commune, généralement pour en tirer un avantage.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of mariage blanc

  • mariages blancs plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mariage blanc?

  • /ma.ʁjaʒ blɑ̃/
  • \ma.ʁjaʒ blɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.