seraglio
A palace of a sultanA palace of a sultan.
Значение
значений: 6A palace of a sultan.
Serail
A palace of a sultan.
The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
A profligate or decadent residence of a rich person.
The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
A brothel or place of debauchery.
An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Italian serraglio, from Vulgar Latin *serrāculum, from a late form of Latin serāre (“From Italian serraglio, from Vulgar Latin *serrāculum, from a late form of Latin serāre (“lock up, close”), from sera (“lock, bolt”). The Italian word was used (because of phonetic similarity) to translate Turkish saray (“palace”). Compare serai, serail.
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