mancebía

See also: mancebia

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mancebia, from mancebo (“young man, youth”). Analyzable as mancebo +‎ -ía.

Noun

mancebía f (plural mancebías)

brothel; whorehouse
Synonyms: puticlub, prostíbulo, burdel, casa de putas

Derived terms

casa de mancebía

Further reading

“mancebía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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