Brothel

Lupanar is a synonym of closed house , establishment offering the service of prostitutes. More discrete than its popular synonym brothel , this term is rather used by French-speaking Europeans , but uncommon with the Quebec.

Etymology

Latin lupus (wolf), prostitutes of the ancient Rome being called shves-wolf.

Synonyms

brothel, bordeau (without X) (old): small house, of francic (Gallic) bordered, cants board… As Georges Brassens sang it, the horizontal one made the board there?
one-eyed hotel
hotel used by prostitutes, house of master key
brothel (quotation famous allotted to Paul Claudel: “The tolerance, we have houses for that! ”)
closed house
house of pleasure (S)
house of joy
opera hat
brothel
boat of flower (China)
bouic
of foutoir
house of demolition
BMC: Military brothel of Countryside, in military jargon French
pouf, in military slang

In Pompéi

One found the ruins of a brothel of ten rooms with Pompéi, in area VII of the excavations. It is only dedicated to this activity, knowing that the stages of the taverns also often fulfilled the function of brothel. Close to the entry of the ground floor was painted, close to a fig tree, a Priape with two phalli, holding its members one in each hand.

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