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bordello

 
Dictionary: bor·del·lo   (bôr-dĕl'ō) pronunciation

n., pl., -los.
A house of prostitution.

[Italian, from Old French bordel, from borde, wooden hut, of Germanic origin.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a building where prostitutes are available
  Synonyms: whorehouse, brothel, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bordel, horehus

Nederlands (Dutch)
bordeel

Français (French)
n. - bordel, maison de tolérance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bordell

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπουρδέλο

Italiano (Italian)
bordello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bordel (m)

Русский (Russian)
бордель

Español (Spanish)
n. - burdel, casa pública, lupanar, prostíbulo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bordell

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
妓院

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 妓院

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 매춘집

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 売春宿

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ماخور, مبغى عام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית בושת‬


 
 

 

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