fornicatorium

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noun

A bedroom, or any room used for fornication; often a small podlike room within a larger fornication-related establishment; in modern times, mainly found in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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Meanings

nounfornicatorium (plural fornicatoriums or fornicatoria)

plural fornicatoriums · plural fornicatoria

  1. A bedroom, or any room used for fornication; often a small podlike room within a larger fornication-related establishment; in modern times, mainly found in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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Origin

  1. Latinfornicātiō
  2. Englishfornicatorium

From Latin fornicātiō, from fornix (“brothel”). The ending comes from words such as ciborium and emporium, both Greek loanwords.

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APA

fornicatorium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fornicatorium

MLA

“fornicatorium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fornicatorium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fornicatorium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fornicatorium.

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