bagnio

[ ban-yoh, bahn- ]

noun

, plural bagn·ios.

1. a brothel.
2. (especially in Italy or Turkey) a bath or bathing house.
3. a prison or slave quarters in the Ottoman Empire.

bagnio

/ ˈbɑːnjəʊ /

noun

1. a brothel
2. obsolete.
   an oriental prison for slaves
3. obsolete.
   an Italian or Turkish bathhouse

Word History and Origins

Origin of bagnio¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian bagno, from Latin balneum, balineum, from Greek balaneîon “bathroom, bath”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bagnio¹

C16: from Italian bagno , from Latin balneum bath, from Greek balaneion

Example Sentences

The ex-Bagnio slave smiled, but whether at the reply or at the rushing Frenchman we cannot tell.

From Project Gutenberg

The price of a bath, paid to the keeper of the public bagnio.

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I set up an excellent bagnio; I lured rich youths to the altars and alcoves of play and pleasure.

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"I know but one bagnio," replied the republican Minister, Victor Lefranc, to a mother begging for her son.

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The bagnio men (bath attendants), who routinely bled the bathers in public baths, preferred the spring lancet.

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Related Words

• bordello
• red-light district