mancebía

See also: mancebia

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mancebia, from mancebo (“young man, youth”). Analyzable as mancebo +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manθeˈbia/ [mãn̟.θeˈβ̞i.a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /manseˈbia/ [mãn.seˈβ̞i.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: man‧ce‧bí‧a

Noun

mancebía f (plural mancebías)

  1. brothel; whorehouse
    Synonyms: puticlub, prostíbulo, burdel, casa de putas

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