noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A brothel.

   "an old woman who has charge of a bagnio"

2. 2
   a building containing public baths wordnet
3. 3
   A building for bathing, sweating. obsolete
4. 4
   a building where prostitutes are available wordnet
5. 5
   In Turkey, a prison for slaves. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

bathbathhousebathhousebathroombathsbawdyhouse

Example

More examples

"an old woman who has charge of a bagnio"

Etymology

From Italian bagno, from Latin balneum (“bath”). Doublet of bain, balaneion, and banya.

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