Dictionary
bagn•io
Pronunciation: (ban'yō, bän'-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ios.
1. a brothel.
2. (esp. in Italy or Turkey) a bath or bathing house.
3. Archaic.a prison for slaves, esp. in the Orient.
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