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bagnio

[ ban-yoh, bahn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural bagn·ios.

bagnio

/ ˈbɑːnjəʊ /

Origin of bagnio¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian bagno, from Latin balneum, balineum, from Greek balaneîon “bathroom, bath”

Origin of bagnio¹

C16: from Italian bagno , from Latin balneum bath, from Greek balaneion

The ex-Bagnio slave smiled, but whether at the reply or at the rushing Frenchman we cannot tell.

The price of a bath, paid to the keeper of the public bagnio.

I set up an excellent bagnio; I lured rich youths to the altars and alcoves of play and pleasure.

"I know but one bagnio," replied the republican Minister, Victor Lefranc, to a mother begging for her son.

The bagnio men (bath attendants), who routinely bled the bathers in public baths, preferred the spring lancet.

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