lupanare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lupānar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lu.paˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: lu‧pa‧nà‧re

Noun

lupanare m (plural lupanari) (literary)

  1. lupanar, brothel
    Synonyms: bordello, (euphemistic) casa chiusa, (euphemistic) casa di tolleranza, (euphemistic) casino, (regional) casotto, (literary) postribolo
  2. (figurative) a corrupted or immoral place

Further reading
  • lupanare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

lupānāre n

  1. ablative singular of lupānar
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