as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available the police staged a raid on the London bagnio, causing great inconvenience to its well-heeled clientele

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brothel
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  • Did Jane get a tourist’s thrill from visiting the brothel?
    Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The charges stemmed not from the brothel aspect of the play, but because it was considered an attack on the Jewish religion.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Bagnio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bagnio. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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