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BAGNIO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bagnio mean?
• BAGNIO (noun)
The noun BAGNIO has 2 senses:
1. a building where prostitutes are available
2. a building containing public baths
Familiarity information: BAGNIO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A building where prostitutes are available
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bagnio; bawdyhouse; bordello; brothel; cathouse; house of ill repute; house of prostitution; sporting house; whorehouse
Hypernyms ("bagnio" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bagnio"):
massage parlor (a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A building containing public baths
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bagnio; bathhouse
Hypernyms ("bagnio" is a kind of...):
house (a building in which something is sheltered or located)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bagnio"):
sudatorium; sudatory (a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths)
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