prostíbulo

See also: prostibulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōstibulum (“prostitute, whore,” later “brothel, whorehouse”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾosˈt͡ʃi.bu.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾosˈt͡ʃi.bu.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾoʃˈt͡ʃi.bu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾosˈt͡ʃi.bu.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuʃˈti.bu.lu/ [pɾuʃˈti.βu.lu]

• Rhymes: -ibulu
• Hyphenation: pros‧tí‧bu‧lo

Noun

prostíbulo m (plural prostíbulos)

1. brothel (house of prostitution)

   Synonyms: alcouce, bordel, lupanar

Derived terms

• prostibular
• prostibulário

 

Related terms

• prostituição
• prostituir
• prostituto, prostituta

 

Further reading

• “prostíbulo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “prostíbulo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “prostíbulo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “prostíbulo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “prostíbulo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “prostíbulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōstibulum (“prostitute, whore”) (in Late Latin, “brothel, whorehouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾosˈtibulo/ [pɾosˈt̪i.β̞u.lo]
• Rhymes: -ibulo
• Syllabification: pros‧tí‧bu‧lo

Noun

prostíbulo m (plural prostíbulos)

1. brothel, whorehouse

   Synonyms: burdel, casa de putas, lupanar, mancebía, putero, puterío, puticlub

Related terms

• prostitución
• prostituir
• prostituto, prostituta

 

Further reading

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