whorehouse
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English horehous, equivalent to whore + house. Cognate with Dutch hoerenhuis (“whorehouse”), German Hurenhaus (“whorehouse”), Danish horehus (“whorehouse”), Swedish horhus (“whorehouse”), Icelandic hóruhús (“whorehouse; brothel”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
whorehouse (plural whorehouses)
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:brothel