lupanare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lupānar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.paˈna.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: lu‧pa‧nà‧re

Noun

lupanare m (plural lupanari) (literary)

1. lupanar, brothel

   Synonyms: bordello, (euphemistic) casa chiusa, (euphemistic) casa di tolleranza, (euphemistic) casino, (regional) casotto, (literary) postribolo

2. (figurative) A corrupted or immoral place.

References

• lupanare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) lupānāre n

1. ablative singular of lupānar