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bagnio definition

bagn·io (ban′yō, bän′-)

noun pl. bagnios -·ios

  1. Obsolete a Turkish or Italian bathhouse
  2. Obsolete in the Near East and N Africa, a prison
  3. a house of prostitution; brothel

Etymology: It bagno < L balneum, bathing place: see balneology

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