Lupanar

//luːˈpeɪnɑː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A brothel. archaic, formal

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

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brothelbrothelcathousedancing school

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

Etymology

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

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