bordeel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bordeel, from Middle Dutch bordeel (“brothel; hut, hovel”), from Old French bordel (“hut; brothel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrˈdɪə̯l/

Noun

bordeel (plural bordele)

1. brothel, bordello

   Die bordeel was die interessantste gebou in die dorp.

   The brothel was the most interesting building in the village.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bordeel (“brothel; hut, hovel”), from Old French bordel (“hut; brothel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrˈdeːl/

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• Hyphenation: bor‧deel
• Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

bordeel n (plural bordelen, diminutive bordeeltje n)

1. brothel, bordello

   Synonyms: hoerenhuis, hoerenkast, hoerentent

   Mijn betovergrootmoeder had in een bordeel gewerkt voordat zij trouwde.

   My great-great-grandmother had worked in a brothel before she married.

Derived terms

• bordeelbrok
• bordeelloper
• bordeelsluiper

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bordeel
• → Indonesian: bordil
• → West Frisian: bordeel