bagnio

ba·gnio

noun \ˈban-(ˌ)yō, ˈbän-\

plural bagnios

Definition of BAGNIO

1

obsolete : prison

2

: bordello

Examples of BAGNIO

1. <the police staged a raid on the London bagnio, causing great inconvenience to its well-heeled clientele>

Origin of BAGNIO

Italian bagno, literally, public baths (from the Turks' use of Roman baths at Constantinople as prisons), from Latin balneum, from Greek balaneion

First Known Use: 1599

Related to BAGNIO

Synonyms: bordello, bawdy house, brothel, cathouse, disorderly house, sporting house, stew, whorehouse

Related Words: call house, crib; massage parlor; harem, seraglio

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