brothel (redirected from Brothels)

broth·el  (brthl, brôthl)

n.

A house of prostitution.

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[Short for brothel-house, from Middle English brothel, prostitute, from brothen, past participle of brethen, to go to ruin, from Old English brothan, to decay.]

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brothel

Noun

a house where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes [short for brothel-house, from Middle English brothel useless person]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brothel - a building where prostitutes are available bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" massage parlor - a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage

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brothel

noun whorehouse, red-light district, bordello, cathouse U.S. (slang) house of ill repute, knocking shop (slang) bawdy house (archaic) house of prostitution, bagnio, house of ill fame, stews (archaic)

Translations

brothel [ˈbrɔθl] n → burdel m

brothel [ˈbrɔθl] n → maison close, bordel m

brothel [ˈbrɔθl] n → Bordell nt

brothel [ˈbrɔθl] n → bordello