Lupanar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /luːˈpeɪnɑː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lupanar is a noun meaning (formal, archaic) A brothel.
Meaning
(formal, archaic) A brothel.
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.
Word Forms
- lupanars
Related Words
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