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bagnio
[
ban
-yoh
,
bahn
-
]
bagn·io
/
ˈbæn
yoʊ
,
ˈbɑn-
/
Show Spelled
[
ban
-yoh
,
bahn
-
]
Show IPA
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
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bagnio
(ˈbɑːnjəʊ)
—
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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