I.an eating-house, cook-shop, ordinary; also in bad repute as the abode of prostitutes.
(α).
Form ganea: “paulisper stetimus in illo ganearum tuarum nidore atque fumo,” Cic. Pis. 6, 13: “libido stupri, ganeae ceterique cultus non minor incesserat,” Sall. C. 13, 3: “in ganea lustrisque senectutem acturum,” Liv. 26, 2, 15; Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 209; Plin. Pan. 49, 6: “ventris et ganeae paratus,” Tac. A. 3, 52: “sumptu ganeaque satiare inexplebiles Vitellii libidines,” by prodigal feasts, id. H. 2, 95; Suet. Calig. 11; Gell. 9, 2, 6 al.—
(β).
Form ganeum (ante-class.): “immersit aliquo sese, credo, in ganeum,” Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 3; id. As. 5, 2, 37; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 5; Varr. ap. Non. 208, 15; Prud. Psych. 343.
