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bordello
[ bawr-del-oh ]
/ bɔrˈdɛl oʊ /
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noun, plural bor·del·los.
a brothel.
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Origin of bordello
1590–1600; <Italian <Old French bordelbordel
Words nearby bordello
Bordeaux, Bordeaux mixture, bordel, Bordelais, Bordelaise, bordello, Borden, Borden, Lizzie, border, Border collie, border disease
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British Dictionary definitions for bordello
bordello
/ (bɔːˈdɛləʊ) /
noun plural -los
a brothelAlso called (archaic): bordel (ˈbɔːdəl)
Word Origin for bordello
C16: from Italian, from Old French borde hut, cabin
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