bordello

[ bawr-del-oh ]

noun

, plural bor·del·los.

1. a brothel.

bordello

/ bɔːˈdɛləʊ /

noun

1. a brothel Also called (archaic)bordelˈbɔːdəl

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Legend has it that the spirit of a bordello girl crawls in bed with gentlemen guests, scratches the walls and stomps around at night.

From Los Angeles Times

The building had previously been a nightclub called the Lazy L Ranch, which a local sheriff described as "a notorious one-stop tavern and bordello."

From Salon

And it must be hard for the story to learn new tricks, as Episode 4 puts the evil in medieval, the dark in Dark Ages, and the bored in bordello.

From Salon

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