First Known Use: 1599
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bagnio
noun ba·gnio \ˈban-(ˌ)yō, ˈbän-\
plural bagnios
Definition of BAGNIO
1
obsolete : prison
2
: bordello
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Origin of BAGNIO
Italian bagno, literally, public baths (from the Turks' use of Roman baths at Constantinople as prisons), from Latin balneum, from Greek balaneion
Related to BAGNIO
- Synonyms
- bordello, bawdy house, brothel, cathouse, disorderly house, sporting house, stew, whorehouse
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