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maison de passe

UK/ˈmeɪzɒn də pas/

maison de passe noun: a low-class hotel where rooms are rented out by the hour, especially to prostitutes and their clients.

Noun

maison de passe (plural maisons de passe)

  1. A low-class hotel where rooms are rented out by the hour, especially to prostitutes and their clients.
    • Of course in part it is due to the fact that it took place at the Princes Hotel - what the devil induced Piers to stay there instead of somewhere like the Bristol? Funds? It's virtually a maison de passe.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 31

Forms of maison de passe

pluralmaisons de passe

Origin of maison de passe

From French maison de passe.

Questions about maison de passe

What does maison de passe mean?
Maison de passe means a low-class hotel where rooms are rented out by the hour, especially to prostitutes and their clients.
What part of speech is maison de passe?
Maison de passe is a noun.
How do you pronounce maison de passe?
Maison de passe is pronounced /ˈmeɪzɒn də pas/ (UK).
What is the plural of maison de passe?
The plural of maison de passe is maisons de passe.

Words near maison de passe in the dictionary

  1. Maisanos
  2. Maisel
  3. Maisels
  4. Maisie
  5. Maison
  6. maison de passe
  7. maison de tolérance
  8. maison dieu
  9. Maison-Carrée
  10. Maisonet
  11. Maisonets

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