bordello

[bawr-del-oh] /bɔrˈdɛl oʊ/

noun, plural bordellos.

a brothel.

Origin

1590-1600; < Italian < Old French bordel bordel

Examples from the web for bordello

Former bordello now has four rooms with private baths, and a bakery that turns out scones and muffins.
He steals a thousand francs from his brother, which he plans to squander at a bordello.
And, there's one scene which takes place in a bordello that has both humor and viciousness.

British Dictionary definitions for bordello

bordello

/bɔːˈdɛləʊ/

noun (pl) -los

a brothel Also called (archaic) bordel (ˈbɔːdəl)

Word Origin

C16: from Italian, from Old French borde hut, cabin

Word Origin and History for bordello

c.1300, bordel "house of prostitution," from Old French bordel "small hut, cabin; brothel" (12c.), diminutive of borde "hut made of planks," from Frankish *bord "wooden board" or some other Germanic source related to board (n.1). The modern form is a result of the French word being borrowed by Italian then passed back to French with a suffix and re-borrowed into English in its current form by 1590s.