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bagnio

/ˈbænɪɔ/

bagnio noun: a brothel.

Noun

bagnio (plural bagnios)

  1. A brothel.
    • an old woman who has charge of a bagnio1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “婆 (phûa)”, in A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page...
    • Before we got back to Cairo there were some ding-dong fights among the soldiers. One of the best brawls started in a bagnio.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 110
  2. (obsolete) A building for bathing, sweating.
  3. (obsolete) In Turkey, a prison for slaves.

bagnio meaning in Bengali

bagnio in Bengali

পতিতালয়, স্নান, ঘামের জন্য একটি ভবন, তুরস্কে, দাসদের জন্য একটি কারাগার

Forms of bagnio

pluralbagnios

Origin of bagnio

From Italian bagno, from Latin balneum (“bath”). Doublet of bain, balaneion, and banya.

Questions about bagnio

What does bagnio mean?
Bagnio means a brothel.
What is bagnio in Bengali?
Bagnio in Bengali is পতিতালয়, স্নান, ঘামের জন্য একটি ভবন. See Bagnio meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bagnio?
Bagnio is a noun.
How do you pronounce bagnio?
Bagnio is pronounced /ˈbænɪɔ/.
What is the plural of bagnio?
The plural of bagnio is bagnios.

Words near bagnio in the dictionary

  1. Bagnells
  2. Bagnen Oriente
  3. Bagnen Proper
  4. bagnet
  5. bagnets
  6. bagnio
  7. bagnios
  8. Bagnold
  9. Bagnold number
  10. Bagnold numbers
  11. Bagnolds

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