as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
the police staged a raid on the London bagnio, causing great inconvenience to its well-heeled clientele
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brothel
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Built around the 1st century CE, the brothel includes a ground-floor reception area and bathing pool, with an upper story for entertaining clients.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026 -
But two years later, in 2015, he was hospitalized following a near-death overdose on cocaine, alcohol and cannabis in a Las Vegas brothel.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Bagnio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bagnio. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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