bagnio
/ˈbænjoʊ/
noun
- A prison or slave quarters, especially in historical contexts in Turkey or other parts of the Ottoman Empire.
- The novel tells the story of a European merchant imprisoned in an Ottoman bagnio.
- The captured sailors were thrown into a bagnio in Constantinople.
- Historical records describe the harsh conditions inside the bagnio where slaves were kept.
- A bathhouse or bathing establishment, especially in historical or foreign contexts.
- Travelers in the 18th century often visited a bagnio to relax and bathe.
- He described the marble floors and steam rooms of the Turkish bagnio.
- The old city had a famous bagnio where people gathered to socialize and wash.