brothel

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Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbɹɔθəl/, /ˈbɹɔðəl/
  • 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/
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  • 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)

  1. A 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)

  1. (obsolete) A wretch; a depraved or lewd person.

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