bordello
bordello · bordellos · bordelloes
A brothelA brothel.
/bɔː(ɹ)ˈdɛləʊ/
Meaning
1 sensesA brothel.
More definitions
- a building where prostitutes are available
Origin
From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”). Doublet of bordel. By surface analysis, Latin borda + Italian -ello (“diminutive”).
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Forms
plural: bordellos / bordelloes| Singular | bordello |
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| Plural | bordellos / bordelloes |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- a building where prostitutes are available:whorehousebrothelbagniohouse of prostitutionhouse of ill reputebawdyhousecathousesporting house