bagnio
- noun
- /ˈbæɡni.oʊ/
- NSFW
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burdel
- In the historic district, a charming old bagnio still stands, telling tales of its past.
Examples
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Prostitutes would often gather at the bagnio, waiting for customers to arrive.
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Or his crusade against the murder that is sanctioned by the state may mask the pleasure of describing the Torture Garden's bagnio.
Academic text (1997) -
Many stories from the Victorian era feature characters visiting a mysterious bagnio at night.
Synonyms
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6.3
A place where people pay to have sex with prostitutes
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7.8
A building where people pay to have sex with prostitutes
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9.6
A building where people pay to have sex
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9.6
A place where people pay for sex
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8.9
A place where people pay to have sex
1
7.6
A building where people pay for sex
A place where people pay for sex
A house where people go to pay for sex
A house where people pay for sex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bagnio comes from Italian bagno 'bath' and Latin balneum 'bath'. Because some old bathhouses also became places for private meetings and pleasure, bagnio came to be used for a 'brothel'.