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brothel

(brɒθəl)

Word forms: plural brothels

countable noun

A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes.

Synonyms: whorehouse, red-light district, bordello, cathouse [US, slang] More Synonyms of brothel

brothel in British English

(ˈbrɒθəl)

noun

a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes

2. Australian informal

any untidy or messy place

Word origin

C16: short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English brēothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthless

brothel in American English

(ˈbrɑθəl; ˈbrɔθəl)

noun

a place where prostitutes may be engaged for hire

Word origin

ME, wretched person < OE brothen, pp. of broethan, to waste away, go to ruin; confused with bordel

Quotations

Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of ReligionWilliam BlakeThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Chinese translation of 'brothel'

brothel

(ˈbrɔθl)

n (c)

妓院 (jìyuàn) (家, jiā)

Nearby words of
brothel

broom
Bros.
broth
brothel
brother
brother-in-law
brought

(noun) in the sense of whorehouse

Definition

a house where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes

Synonyms

whorehouse

red-light district

bordello

cathouse (US, slang)

house of ill repute

knocking shop (slang)

bawdy house (archaic)

house of prostitution

bagnio

house of ill fame

stews (archaic)

Quotation

Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion [William Blake – The Marriage of Heaven and Hell]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bordello

Synonyms

brothel,

whorehouse,

red-light district,

cathouse (US, slang),

house of ill repute,

knocking shop (slang),

bawdy house (archaic),

house of prostitution,

bagnio,

house of ill fame,

stews (archaic)

Nearby words of
brothel

brood
brooding
brook
brothel
brother
brotherhood
brotherly

Synonyms of 'brothel'

brothel

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单词	brothel
释义	Trends of brothel View usage for: brothel (brɒθəl) Word forms: plural brothels countable noun A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes. Synonyms: whorehouse, red-light district, bordello, cathouse [US, slang] More Synonyms of brothel brothel in British English (ˈbrɒθəl) noun 1. a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes 2. Australian informal any untidy or messy place Word origin C16: short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English brēothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthless brothel in American English (ˈbrɑθəl; ˈbrɔθəl) noun a place where prostitutes may be engaged for hire Word origin ME, wretched person < OE brothen, pp. of broethan, to waste away, go to ruin; confused with bordel Quotations Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of ReligionWilliam BlakeThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell Chinese translation of 'brothel' brothel (ˈbrɔθl) n (c) 妓院 (jìyuàn) (家, jiā) Nearby words of brothel broom Bros. broth brothel brother brother-in-law brought (noun) in the sense of whorehouse Definition a house where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes Synonyms whorehouse red-light district bordello cathouse (US, slang) house of ill repute knocking shop (slang) bawdy house (archaic) house of prostitution bagnio house of ill fame stews (archaic) Quotation Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion [William Blake – The Marriage of Heaven and Hell] Additional synonyms in the sense of bordello Synonyms brothel, whorehouse, red-light district, cathouse (US, slang), house of ill repute, knocking shop (slang), bawdy house (archaic), house of prostitution, bagnio, house of ill fame, stews (archaic) Nearby words of brothel brood brooding brook brothel brother brotherhood brotherly Synonyms of 'brothel' brothel Explore 'brothel' in the dictionary
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brothel

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brothel in American English

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Chinese translation of 'brothel'

brothel

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