bagnio

English

Etymology

From Italian bagno, from Latin balneum (“bath”). Doublet of bain, balaneion, and banya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbænɪɔ/

Noun

bagnio (plural bagnios)

1. A brothel.
   • 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “婆 (phûa)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 458:

     an old woman who has charge of a bagnio

2. (obsolete) A building for bathing, sweating.
3. (obsolete) In Turkey, a prison for slaves.

Anagrams

• Gabino, gabion