bagnio
noun
ba·gnio ˈban-(ˌ)yō 
ˈbän-
plural bagnios
1
obsolete : prison
2
: brothel
Synonyms
- bawdy house
- bordello
- brothel
- cathouse
- disorderly house
- sporting house
- stew
- whorehouse
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Example Sentences
the police staged a raid on the London bagnio, causing great inconvenience to its well-heeled clientele
Word History
Etymology
Italian bagno, literally, public baths (from the Turks' use of Roman baths at Constantinople as prisons), from Latin balneum, from Greek balaneion
First Known Use
1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1
bagnio
noun
as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available the police staged a raid on the London bagnio, causing great inconvenience to its well-heeled clientele Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- brothel
- bordello
- whorehouse
- cathouse
- bawdy house
- disorderly house
- seraglio
- stew
- harem
- sporting house
- crib
- massage parlor
- call house