bagnio

[ ban-yoh, bahn- ]

/ ˈbæn yoʊ, ˈbɑn- /

a brothel.

(especially in Italy or Turkey) a bath or bathing house.

Archaic. a prison for slaves, especially in Asia.

Origin of bagnio

1590–1600; < Italian bagno < Latin balneum, balineum < Greek balaneîon bathroom, bath

bagless, bagley, bagman, bagna cauda, bagnette, bagnio, bagnold, bagpipe, bagpipes, bagram, bags

Well, his hair is shaved clean to the skin, as if he just came from the Bagnio.

The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) |Alexandre Dumas pre
These slaves of thine must forthwith be sent to the bagnio to join the others that tomorrow all may be sold in the sk.

The Sea-Hawk |Raphael Sabatini
Why, I have a beau in a bagnio, cupping for a complexion, and sweating for a shape.

Love for Love |William Congreve
To characterise the condition of a Mormon wife, we must resort to the phraseology of the bagnio.

The Wild Huntress |Mayne Reid

In this state, almost incapable of standing or walking, he was carried to the Bagnio, and thrown in among the other prisoners.

The Pirate City |R.M. Ballantyne

bagnio

/ (ˈbɑːnjəʊ) /

a brothel

obsolete an oriental prison for slaves

obsolete an Italian or Turkish bathhouse

C16: from Italian bagno, from Latin balneum bath, from Greek balaneion