Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [broth-uh l, broth -, braw-thuh l, -th uh l]
- /ˈbrɒθ əl, ˈbrɒð-, ˈbrɔ θəl, -ðəl/
- /ˈbrɒθ.əl/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [broth-uh l, broth -, braw-thuh l, -th uh l]
- /ˈbrɒθ əl, ˈbrɒð-, ˈbrɔ θəl, -ðəl/
Definitions of brothel word
- countable noun brothel A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes. 3
- noun brothel a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes 3
- noun brothel any untidy or messy place 3
- noun brothel a place where prostitutes may be engaged for hire 3
- noun brothel a house of prostitution. 1
- noun brothel prostitution house 1
Information block about the term
Origin of brothel
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400 for earlier sense; short for brothel-house whore-house; Middle English brothel harlot, orig. worthless person, equivalent to broth- (past participle stem of brethen, Old English brēothan to decay, degenerate) + -el noun suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Brothel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brothel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brothel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brothel
noun brothel
- whorehouse — a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.
- house of ill repute — a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel.
- massage parlor — a commercial establishment providing massages.
- red-light district — an area or district in a city in which many houses of prostitution are located.
- bordello — A bordello is a brothel.
Top questions with brothel
- what is a brothel?
- what is a brothel house?
- what is brothel?
- what is a legal brothel?
- what us a brothel?
- what is a brothel like?
- what does brothel mean?
- where is the nearest brothel?
- how to find a brothel?
- dee why brothel?
- how a brothel works?
- what to expect in a brothel?
- how to get a job in a brothel?
- how to go to a brothel?
- what to expect at a brothel?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with br
- Words starting with bro
- Words starting with brot
- Words starting with broth
- Words starting with brothe
- Words starting with brothel