Definition of "bagnio" [bagn•io]

• A brothel. (noun)
• Obsolete A prison for slaves in Asian countries. (noun)
• Obsolete A public bathhouse in Italy or Turkey. (noun)

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• "This straightforward account of matters inside the bagnio is the more valuable and interesting if we recollect that Cervantes 'great-grandmother was a Saavedra, and that the soldier alluded to in the text was really himself."
• "Check every bawdy house, bagnio, Blind Tiger, and frab-joint in the city."
• "That's why I'll 'ave the finest slap-up bagnio on the west coast goin' full steam before the year's out an 'I'll still have a tidy parcel over in the bank."