bordello

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bordello

/bɔː(ɹ)ˈdɛləʊ/

Rhymes with -ɛləʊ

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From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”). Doublet of bordel. By surface analysis, Latin borda + Italian -ello (“diminutive”).

noun bordellos · bordelloes

A brothel. “You know, this house does have a belfry filled with local bats. Maybe Laszlo went up there.” “Oh, so like my darling perverted husband, to sniff out the local bordello immediately upon arrival. [chuckles] Could you take me to the belfry?”

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"bordello." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bordello. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bordello. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bordello

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"bordello." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bordello.

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@misc{bordello_2026,
  title = {bordello},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bordello},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}