noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A communal bathhouse in Islamic countries and communities.

Synonyms

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turkish bathturkish bath

Example

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"They go to the hammam every week."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حمام (hamam), from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

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