yoʊ, ˈbɑn- noun, plural bagn·ios.
1.
a brothel.
2.
(especially in Italy or Turkey) a bath or bathing house.
3.
Archaic. a prison for slaves, especially in the Orient.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Italian bagno < Latin balneum, balineum < Greek balaneîon bathroom, bath
1590–1600; < Italian bagno < Latin balneum, balineum < Greek balaneîon bathroom, bath
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| —n , pl -ios | |
| 1. | a brothel |
| 2. | obsolete an oriental prison for slaves |
| 3. | obsolete an Italian or Turkish bathhouse |
| [C16: from Italian bagno, from Latin balneum bath, from Greek balaneion] | |
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