casa di tolleranza
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Calque of French maison de tolérance (literally “house of tolerance”).
Noun edit
casa di tolleranza f (plural case di tolleranza)
- (euphemistic) (licensed) brothel, maison de tolérance
- Synonyms: bordello, (euphemistic) casa chiusa, (euphemistic) casino, (regional) casotto, (literary) lupanare, (literary) postribolo