"bordel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bordels [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bordel, from Old French bordel (“brothel”). Doublet of bordello. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bordel}} Middle English bordel, {{der|en|fro|bordel||brothel}} Old French bordel (“brothel”), {{doublet|en|bordello}} Doublet of bordello Head templates: {{en-noun}} bordel (plural bordels)
  1. (now rare) A brothel. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bordel-en-noun-wJVKP7py Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries

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