dictionary definitions for "bagnio"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  bagnio
      n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
           whorehouse, brothel, bordello, {house of
           prostitution}, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse,
           cathouse, sporting house]
      2: a building containing public baths [syn: bathhouse]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bagnio \Bagn"io\, n. [It. bagno, fr. L. balneum. Cf. Bain.]
     1. A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a
        prison for slaves. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A brothel; a stew; a house of prostitution.
        [1913 Webster]


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