bagnio
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English
Etymology
From Italian bagno, from Latin balneum (“bath”). Doublet of bain, balaneion, and banya.
Pronunciation
Noun
bagnio (plural bagnios)
- A brothel.
- 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “婆 (phûa)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 458:
- an old woman who has charge of a bagnio
- (obsolete) A building for bathing, sweating.
- (obsolete) In Turkey, a prison for slaves.
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