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bordello

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bor·del·lo  (bôr-dl)
n. pl. bor·del·los
A house of prostitution.

[Italian, from Old French bordel, from borde, wooden hut, of Germanic origin.]

bordello [bɔːˈdɛləʊ]
n pl -los
a brothel Also called (archaic) bordel [ˈbɔːdəl]
[from Italian, from Old French borde hut, cabin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bordellobordello - a building where prostitutes are available
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

bordello
noun brothel, whorehouse, red-light district, cathouse (U.S. slang), house of ill repute, knocking shop (slang), bawdy house (archaic), house of prostitution, bagnio, house of ill fame, stews (archaic) the last bordello on the street
Translations
bordello [bɔːˈdeləʊ] Ncasa f de putas


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The Palm Porch is a bordello run by a mulatta from Jamaica whose genteel manners barely mask the murderous ruthlessness that keeps her business going.
Their bordello for women offers a no-strings-attached option for dissatisfied Black women who are single, married, dating or otherwise: attentive and attractive men with expertise in the bedroom.
Harris displays flashes of blasphemous wit (Eucharist hosts are "defenseless crackers," Muhammad's Paradise resembles an "al fresco bordello," the New Testament ends with "the all-consuming rigmarole of Revelation"), and he scores any number of direct hits on deserving targets.
 
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