white marriage

English

Etymology

Calque of French mariage blanc. "White" may be an allusion to the absence of hymenal blood on the couple's sheets.

Noun

white marriage (plural white marriages)

(idiomatic) An unconsummated marriage.

Translations

unconsummated marriage

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不同房的婚姻 (bù tóngfáng de hūnyīn) (lit. "unconsummated marriage"; no exact concept exists)
Finnish: seksitön avioliitto

French: mariage blanc (fr)
Italian: matrimonio in bianco
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

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