hammam
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- noun
- /hɑːˈmɑːm/
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hammam
- Fortunately, the hammam was dimly lit.
- hammam bath
- traditional Turkish hammam
- women's hammam
Examples
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They all laughed and left the hammam fresh and with rosy cheeks.
Fiction book (1998) -
This morning she is going to the hammam to join her friends; the bath is far from her house, so she gets up with the cock's crow.
Fiction book (1998) -
Welcome to the Hammam Experience!
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Well, I am off to the hammam.
Fiction book (1998) -
Must the peace of the hammam be disturbed?
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When the hammam is open for women, they hang a towel from the minaret.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's a men-only hammam.
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When they arrived, she invited them all to the hammam, or bathhouse, for hot baths, massages, and perfume treatments.
Fiction book (2002) -
Then, like the parcels of cake and bowls of yellow quinces, they bundled me up and held both my hands as we walked to the women's hammam.
Fiction book (1997) -
After enjoying a refreshing steam, they relaxed in the hammam, letting the heat soothe their muscles.
Synonyms
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3.0
A public building where people wash and change clothes, often by a beach or pool
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3.2
A hot room filled with steam where you sit to relax and ease muscle pain
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4.1
A hot steamy room where people relax, wash, and get a massage
A hot room filled with steam for cleaning and relaxing the body
A traditional Russian steam bath where people go to wash, warm up, and relax
A steam bath building where people sit in hot steam to wash and relax
A small hut used for steam baths to clean the body and spirit
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Etymology
Hammam comes from Arabic ḥammām, which means 'bath' or 'steam bath' and is the same word used in Turkish and French. So a hammam today is a public place to wash, steam, and relax.