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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish mancebia, from mancebo (“young man, youth”). Analyzable as mancebo + -ía.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /manθeˈbia/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /manseˈbia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: man‧ce‧bí‧a
Noun
mancebía f (plural mancebías)
- brothel; whorehouse
- Synonyms: puticlub, prostíbulo, burdel, casa de putas
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