lupanar

Definition

A brothel.

Etymology

From Latin lupānar, from lupa (“prostitute”, literally “she-wolf”), from lupus (“wolf”).

Example Sentences

• "The steam of fetid vices / From a thousand lupanars, / Like smoke of sacrifices, / Reeked up to the heedless stars."
• "A prostitute was not permitted to stand under a street lamp, and sisters were not allowed to work in the same lupanar."