As nouns the difference between hotel and brothel
is that hotel is hotel while brothel is a wretch; a depraved person; a lewd man or woman or brothel can be a house of prostitution.
hotel
Translingual
Symbol
(head)
The letter H' in the NATO phonetic alphabet. (This word is not translated, and is ' hotel in all languages.)
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brothel
Etymology 1
From (etyl) brothel, brodel, brodelle, .
Noun
(
en noun)
A wretch; a depraved person; a lewd man or woman.
Etymology 2
An abbreviation of ‘brothel-house’, ultimately from Old English , see above.
Noun
(
en noun)
A house of prostitution.
Synonyms
* academy
* bawdy-house
* bordello
* cathouse
* crib
* escort agency
* house of ill fame
* house of ill reputation
* house of ill repute
* knocking shop
* leaping house
* lupanar
* massage parlour
* nunnery
* pushing school
* red house
* sauna
* sporting house
* vaulting school
* whorehouse
See also
See also
* red-light district
* prostitute