el
masculine
/buɾˈðel/
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Translation
brothel
Word origin
From Old Occitan bordel, a diminutive of borda ('hut, small cabin'), itself from a Frankish word for a plank-built dwelling.
- Origin
- Occitan
- Root
- bordel
- English cognates
- bordello, board
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralburdeles
Examples
novela describe diecinueve .
The novel describes a nineteenth-century brothel on the outskirts of the city.
, regulado .
At that time, the brothel was regulated by the local authorities.
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The old brothel is now a building protected for its historical value.
, .
The port district had taverns, a theatre and a brothel.
historiador medieval.
The historian studied the records of a medieval brothel.
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