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lupanar

/luːˈpeɪnɑː/

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From Latin lupānar, from lupa (“prostitute”, literally “she-wolf”), from lupus (“wolf”).

noun lupanars

archaic, formal A brothel. The steam of fetid vices / From a thousand lupanars, / Like smoke of sacrifices, / Reeked up to the heedless stars.

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

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@misc{lupanar_2026,
  title = {lupanar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lupanar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}