hydro
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7.4
A hotel where guests have mineral or hot baths for health
- noun
- /ˈhaɪdroʊ/
- Archaic
:
balneario
Synonyms
7.4
A place by a spring or the sea where people go to rest and get better
focuses on medical treatments using mineral or thermal waters
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hydro as a health hotel comes from an old Greek word hydro- meaning 'water', the same root in hydrate and hydrant, so think of a hydro as a spa where water is the main treatment.