brothel
English
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒθəl/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cot-caught" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑθəl/, /ˈbɹɑðəl/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒθəl, -ɒðəl
- Hyphenation: broth‧el
Etymology 1
Short for brothel-house (“house of prostitution”), from brothel (“a wretch; scoundrel; lecher; harlot; prostitute”) + house, influenced by bordel. For more on brothel (“a wretch”), see below.
Noun
brothel (plural brothels)
- A house of prostitution.
Synonyms
See also Thesaurus:brothel
Derived terms
Translations
house of prostitution
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Etymology 2
Middle English brothel, brodel, brodelle, brethel (“a wretch, a depraved man or woman”) (compare also Middle English bretheling (“a wretch”)), apparently from an unrecorded Old English *brēoþel (“degenerative, corruptive”), related to Old English ābrēoþan (“to unsettle, degrade, ruin, frustrate, degenerate, deteriorate, fall away”); Old English ābroþen (“degenerate, base, trifling”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall apart; crumble”).
Noun
brothel (plural brothels)
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