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sauna

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sau·na  (sôn, sou-)
n.
1.
a. A Finnish steam bath in which the steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks.
b. A bathhouse or room for taking such a steam bath.
2.
a. A dry heat bath.
b. A room or enclosure for taking a dry heat bath.

[Finnish.]

sauna
Noun
1. a Finnish-style hot steam bath, usually followed by a cold plunge
2. the place in which such a bath is taken [Finnish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.saunasauna - a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
steam bath, steam room, vapor bath, vapour bath - a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
Translations
sauna [ˈsɔːnə] nsauna

sauna [ˈsɔːnə] nsauna m

sauna [ˈsɔːnə] nSauna f

sauna [ˈsɔːnə] nsauna

sauna
n sauna [ˈsoːnə, ˈsaunə]
(a building or room equipped for) a Finnish form of steam bath They have a sauna in their house; They had a refreshing sauna. sauna حَمّام بُخار сауна sauna sauna die Sauna σάουνα sauna saun حمام بخار sauna sauna סָאוֹנָה वाष्प स्नान sauna szauna mandi uap sána sauna サウナ (핀란드의) 증기욕(浴); 사우나 목욕탕 sauna sauna sauna sauna badstue, sauna sauna sauna saună сауна sauna savna sauna bastu, bastubad การอบไอน้ำ sauna 蒸汽浴,桑拿浴 сауна گرم حمام sự tắm hơi 蒸汽


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