whorehouse

whore·house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawr-hous, hohr- or, often, hoo r-]
- /ˈhɔrˌhaʊs, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/
- /ˈhɔː.haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawr-hous, hohr- or, often, hoo r-]
- /ˈhɔrˌhaʊs, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/

Definitions of whorehouse word

noun plural whorehouse a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel. 1
noun whorehouse A brothel. 1
noun whorehouse brothel 1
countable noun whorehouse A whorehouse is the same as a brothel. 0
noun whorehouse a place where prostitutes are for hire; brothel 0
noun whorehouse (vulgar) Brothel. 0

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Origin of whorehouse

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

First recorded in 1300-50, whorehouse is from the Middle English word hoore-hows. See whore, house

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Parts of speech for Whorehouse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whorehouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for whorehouse

noun whorehouse

brothel — A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes.
bagnio — a brothel
bordello — A bordello is a brothel.
cathouse — a house of prostitution
bawdy house — a brothel.

All 11 Synonyms of whorehouse