sweat room
- noun
- /swɛt ruːm/
:
sala de vapor
- In traditional Finnish culture, friends gather to relax and chat in the sweat room after a sauna session.
Examples
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As soon as you've finished, juniors to the sweat room and seniors to their studies.
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Well, keep it downstairs in the sweat room.
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Silence in the sweat room.
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You're Jute's bumf tutor, take him to the sweat room.
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I would like to remind the sweat room that no tinned or potted foods are allowed, except tinned fruit and baked beans without meat.
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After spending some time in the sweat room, they felt refreshed and rejuvenated.
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She loves the peaceful atmosphere of the sweat room, where she can unwind and enjoy the steam.
Synonyms
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2.1
A small hot room where people sit to sweat and relax
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3.7
A room filled with hot steam where people sit to relax
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3.2
A hot room filled with steam where you sit to relax and ease muscle pain
A small hut used for steam baths to clean the body and spirit
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sweat' (perspiration) + 'room' (indoor space) yields 'a room where people sweat' so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a place designed to make people sweat (like a sauna/steam room). The specific cultural detail about Finnish practice and heated rocks is extra, but the core function of the space is transparent from the constituents.
Etymology
Sweat room comes from the Finnish sauna practice, where people pour water on hot stones to make steam that makes you sweat. The words sweat and room are literal: it is a room to make you 'sweat' and 'relax', so today it means a hot, steamy room for bathing and rest.