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sauna

noun
/ˈsɔː.nə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack.

  1. borrowed from sauna

Definitions

  1. A room or a house designed for heat sessions.

    • The hotel has a sauna in the basement.
    • Of course, it will never get -100 here like it does in Antarctica, but a 300-degree swing was still theoretically possible on a record-cold Minnesota morning–if we got the sauna hot enough.

  2. The act of using a sauna.

    • John had a sauna after his swim.
    • Joanne went for a sauna after her swim.
    • One of my favorite saunas was just one go and thirteen minutes long, including clean up time.

  3. In some countries, a business with bath-like facilities that is actually a brothel or a…

    In some countries, a business with bath-like facilities that is actually a brothel or a place for (non-commercial) sexual encounters; a bathhouse or massage parlour.

    • McPhail ran Maitland's brothels—knocking-shops in Maryhill, Riddrie, Dennistoun, and the more upscale saunas in the West End and city centre.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A very hot place or room.

    2. To use a sauna.

      • “I find it disgusting,” she said. “It would be a total no-no to go to a sauna in Austria with your bathing suit, and an insult to wear workout clothes.” She now saunas at home.

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Derived

barrel sauna, cryosauna, malt sauna, sauna blanket, sauna hat, saunalike, sauna pillow, sauna stool, sauna suit, sauna water, smoke sauna

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sauna. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA