bordel
9.9
A place where people pay for sex
- noun
- NSFW
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burdel
- He was warned not to visit any bordels during his trip abroad.
Examples
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Arrête, bordel.
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After a long night out, they ended up at a local bordel for some late-night entertainment.
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The police often conduct raids on bordels to enforce local laws about illegal activities.
Synonyms
77
6.3
A place where people pay to have sex with prostitutes
is the same meaning but uses a different word form
42
7.8
A building where people pay to have sex with prostitutes
uses a neutral phrase focused on the transaction and place
9
9.6
A building where people pay to have sex
emphasizes the paying clients rather than the workers
1
7.6
A building where people pay for sex
focuses on the act of paying for these services rather than availability
9.9
A house where people go to pay for sex
frames the place by the payment transaction rather than mere availability
9.9
A building where people pay for sex
is the general modern term for this building rather than a historical word
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bordel comes from French bordel, which itself comes from an old word borde meaning 'hut' or 'small house'. So bordel came to mean a place where people paid for sex, a brothel.