bagnio
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ba·gnio
noun \ˈban-(ˌ)yō, ˈbän-\ plural bagnios
Definition of BAGNIO
1
obsolete : prison
2
: bordello
Examples of BAGNIO
- <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
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