How to Pronounce "whorehouse"
word
/ˈhɔɹˌhaʊs/
HOR-hows
/hˈɔːhaʊs/
HAW-hows
Definition
A whorehouse is a place where people pay to have sex with prostitutes; also called a brothel.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈhɔɹˌhaʊs/
British English
/hˈɔːhaʊs/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOR-hows
UK
HAW-hows
Listen in Context
The police found illegal activities at the whorehouse.
They closed the old whorehouse in town.
A whorehouse is also known as a brothel.
He joked that the building used to be a whorehouse.