bordello
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
bordello• But 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 bordelbor·del·lo nounChineseSyllable
house where pay can men Corpus have a to
bordello
bor‧del‧lo /bɔːˈdeləʊ $ bɔːrˈdeloʊ/
noun (plural bordellos) [countable] especially literary
SYN brothel
bor‧del‧lo /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 Language: Italian
Origin: Old French bordel
SYN brothel