English
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Etymology
An abbreviation of �brothel-house�, ultimately from Old English breoþan|br�oþan �degrade, deteriorate�.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-brothel.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�θ�l|-�θ�l

Noun
en-noun

1. A house of prostitution

Synonyms
bordello
bawdy-house
cathouse
crib
escort agency
house of ill repute
knocking shop
lupanar
massage parlour
nunnery slang obsolete
Sauna
sporting house
whorehouse

See also
red-light district
prostitute WikiSaurus:prostitute

Translations
trans-top|house of prostitution
Croatian: t|hr|javna ku�a|f, t|hr|bordel|m
Chinese: �� (jìyuàn)
Dutch: bordeel n
Finnish: bordelli, ilotalo
French: bordel m
German: Bordell n, Puff m, Freudenhaus n
Greek: οίκο� ανο�ή� (íkos anokhís) m, μ�ο�δέλο (borðélo) n
Hebrew: ��ת-��שת (beit-boshet) m
Italian: bordello m, casino m, casa d'appuntamenti f, postribolo m, lupanare m
Latin: lupanar
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Nahuatl: ahuiyanicalli
Old Church Slavonic: t|cu|блѫдили���|tr=blǫdilište|n
Old English: forligerhus|forliġerhūs n, scandhus|scandhūs n
Persian: FAchar|ج�د� خا�� (jendeh khaneh)
Polish: burdel m
Portuguese: bordel m, lupanar m, prostíbulo m; vulgar putaria f
Romansch: burdel m
Russian: ба�дак (bardák) m
Serbian: bludilište n
Scottish Gaelic: taigh-siùrsachd m, taigh-strìopachais m
Spanish: casa de citas f, bulín m italbrac|Peru, burdel m, lupanar m, prostíbulo m
Swedish: bordell c
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