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lupanar

noun lu·pa·nar \lü-ˈpā-nər, -ˈpä-\

Definition of LUPANAR

:  bordello
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Origin of LUPANAR

Latin, from lupa prostitute, literally, she-wolf, feminine of lupus
First Known Use: 1864

Rhymes with LUPANAR

abstainer, campaigner, complainer, container, coplanar, cordwainer, detainer, distrainer, entrainer, explainer, maintainer, no-brainer, obtainer, ordainer, profaner, restrainer, retainer, sailplaner, sustainer, Trakehner

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