bordello
n. US //bɔɹˈdɛˌɫoʊ// UK //bɔːdˈɛləʊ// bor·del·lo
From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”). Doublet of bordel.
From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”). Doublet of bordel.
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