brothel

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

brothel [brothel brothels] BrE [ˈbrɒθl] NAmE [ˈbrɑːθl] NAmE [ˈbrɔːθl] (also bor·dello especially in NAmE) noun
a house where people pay to have sex with ↑prostitutes
See also: ↑bordello

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (originally brothel-house): from late Middle English brothel ‘worthless man, prostitute’, related to Old English brēothan ‘degenerate, deteriorate’.

Example Bank:
•He used to visit a brothel in Paris.
•He used to visit a brothel on the outskirts of town.
•His aunt ran a brothel.
•She ran a brothel in Soho.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  whorehouse, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house