How to Pronounce "whorehouses"
word
HOR-hows-iz
HAW-how-ziz
Definition
A whorehouse is a place where people go to pay for sex, also called a brothel. It is usually an informal or vulgar term.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɔɹˌhaʊs
British English
hˈɔːhaʊzɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOR-hows-iz
UK
HAW-how-ziz
Listen in Context
There are several old whorehouses in this part of the city.
He learned about whorehouses from movies.
In some countries, whorehouses are illegal.
He joked that the old building used to be one of the town's best-known whorehouses.