bordello
noun/bɔːˈdeləʊ/
/bɔːrˈdeləʊ/
(especially North American English) (also brothel British and North American English)
(plural bordellos)
- a house where people pay to have sex with prostitutesWord Originlate 16th cent. (gradually replacing Middle English bordel): from Italian, probably from Old French bordel, diminutive of borde ‘small farm, cottage’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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