mancebía

See also: mancebia

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mancebia, from mancebo (“young man, youth”). Analyzable as mancebo +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /manθeˈbia/ [mãn̟.θeˈβ̞i.a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /manseˈbia/ [mãn.seˈβ̞i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: man‧ce‧bí‧a

Noun

mancebía f (plural mancebías)

1. brothel; whorehouse

   Synonyms: puticlub, prostíbulo, burdel, casa de putas

Derived terms

• casa de mancebía

 

Further reading

• “mancebía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16