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bordello

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bor⋅del⋅lo

[bawr-del-oh]
–noun, plural -los.
a brothel.

Origin:
1590–1600; < It < OF bordel bordel
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bor·del·lo   (bôr-děl'ō)   
n.   pl. bor·del·los
A house of prostitution.

[Italian, from Old French bordel, from borde, wooden hut, of Germanic origin.]
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