lupanar

[ loo-pey-ner, -pah- ]

/ luˈpeɪ nər, -ˈpɑ- /

a brothel; whorehouse.

Origin of lupanar

1860–65; < Latin lupānar, derivative of lupa prostitute, literally, she-wolf

luny, lunéville, luo, luoravetlan, luoyang, lupanar, lupe, lupercalia, lupercus, lupiform, lupin

But she laughed, and seemed to understand, and gave him the address of a lupanar.

The Truth About Tristrem Varick |Edgar Saltus
In the lupanar, of course, rules regarding costume were unheeded.

The History of Prostitution |William W. Sanger
Their name, fornices, at last became synonymous with lupanar, and we have borrowed from it our generic word fornication.

The History of Prostitution |William W. Sanger
Queen Joanna of Naples made ordinances for a lupanar at Avignon, in 1347, when it was the papal residence.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner

Just at their junction, and having an entrance into both, stands the Lupanar, from which the latter street derives its name.

Museum of Antiquity |L. W. Yaggy