bordello

[bawr-del-oh]

noun

plural

bordellos 

1. a brothel.

bordello

/ bɔːˈdɛləʊ /

noun

1. Also called (archaic): bordel. a brothel

Word History and Origins

Origin of bordello¹

1590–1600; < Italian < Old French bordel bordel

Word History and Origins

Origin of bordello¹

C16: from Italian, from Old French borde hut, cabin

Example Sentences

It was a rough place, filled with saloons, bordellos and flophouses.

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With Dylan investing alongside the band, they leased a house, allegedly a former bordello, and turned it into a state-of-the-art recording studio.

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Liquor of every ferocity and quality lasted as long as the money held out, and bordellos were a way station on wild nights on the town.

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With “hate and guile the tools of his trade,” he held up bordellos, liquor stores and gas stations.

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The dilemma for penicillin was, do you bring it to the battlefield or do you bring it to the bordello?

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