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bordello

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bor·del·lo /bɔːˈdeləʊ $ bɔːrˈdeloʊ/ noun (plural bordellos) [countable] especially literary  SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITHa house where men can pay to have sex 妓院,青楼 SYN brothel
Examples from the Corpus
bordelloBut they are like the piano player at a bordello, always playing around the action, but never getting very close.Were we running a bordello or a campaign?I was beginning to think of the bordello.
Origin bordello (1500-1600) Italian Old French bordel
bor·del·lo nounChineseSyllable
house where pay can men Corpus have a to


bordello
bordello /bɔːˈdeləʊ $ bɔːrˈdeloʊ/ noun (plural bordellos) [countable] especially literary
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Italian
 Origin: Old French bordel
a house where men can pay to have sex
   SYN  brothel


bor·delloBrE /bɔːˈdeləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /bɔːrˈdeloʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
bor·dellos
)
(especially NAmE) = brothel