Masculine
postribolo
Meaning
brothel, bordello
Concepts
sporting house
house of prostitution
callhouse
whore-house
Synonyms
casa d’appuntamenti
scòrticu
prostribolo
casa aquillo
Translations
Hyphenated as
po‧strì‧bo‧lo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/posˈtri.bo.lo/
Etymology
From Late Latin prōstibulum (“brothel”, Classical Latin meaning “prostitute”), derived from Latin prōstō (“to be for sale; to prostitute (oneself)”). Compare Portuguese and Spanish prostíbulo.
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