"bordello" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɔː(ɹ)ˈdɛləʊ/ Audio: en-us-bordello.oga [US] Forms: bordellos [plural], bordelloes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛləʊ Etymology: From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”). Doublet of bordel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|bordello}} Italian bordello, {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰer-||to carve, cut, split, rub}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”), {{doublet|en|bordel}} Doublet of bordel Head templates: {{en-noun|s|bordelloes}} bordello (plural bordellos or bordelloes)
  1. A brothel. Categories (topical): Prostitution

Inflected forms

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