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Etymology

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From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to carve, cut, split, rub). Doublet of bordel.

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  • IPA(key): /bɔː(ɹ)ˈdɛləʊ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

Noun

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bordello (plural bordellos or bordelloes)

  1. A brothel.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Old French bordel (small hut, cabin; brothel), diminutive of bord, from Medieval Latin bordellum, from Frankish *bord (board), from Proto-Germanic *burdą (board, table), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥dʰ-o- (board), suffixed zero-grade form of *bʰer-edʰ- (to cut), suffixed form of *bʰer- (to carve, cut, split, rub).

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  • IPA(key): /borˈdɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: bor‧dèl‧lo

Noun

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bordello m (plural bordelli)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) brothel
  2. (informal, slightly vulgar) great chaos or confusion
  3. (informal, slightly vulgar) a large quantity

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Latin

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Noun

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bordellō

  1. dative/ablative singular of bordellum