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whorehouse

n.
US //ˈhɔɹˌhaʊs// UK //hˈɔːhaʊs// whore·house Vulgar
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Origin

From Middle English horehous, equivalent to whore + house. Cognate with Dutch hoerenhuis (“whorehouse”), German Hurenhaus (“whorehouse”), Danish horehus (“whorehouse”), Swedish horhus (“whorehouse”), Icelandic hóruhús (“whorehouse; brothel”).

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