prostíbulo

See also: prostibulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōstibulum (prostitute, whore,” later “brothel, whorehouse).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾosˈt͡ʃi.bu.lu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾoʃˈt͡ʃi.bu.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾosˈt͡ʃi.bu.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuʃˈti.bu.lu/ [pɾuʃˈti.βu.lu]

  • Rhymes: -ibulu
  • Hyphenation: pros‧tí‧bu‧lo

Noun

prostíbulo m (plural prostíbulos)

  1. brothel (house of prostitution)
    Synonyms: alcouce, bordel, lupanar, (Brazil, vulgar) puteiro, (Brazil, colloquial) quengaral

Derived terms

  • prostibular
  • prostibulário

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōstibulum (prostitute, whore) (in Late Latin, “brothel, whorehouse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾosˈtibulo/ [pɾosˈt̪i.β̞u.lo]
  • Rhymes: -ibulo
  • Syllabification: pros‧tí‧bu‧lo

Noun

prostíbulo m (plural prostíbulos)

  1. brothel, whorehouse
    Synonyms: burdel, casa de putas, lupanar, mancebía, putero, puterío, puticlub

Further reading