bathhouse
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bathhouse
- /ˈbæθˌhaʊs/ US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English bathhous, bathous, from Old English bæþhūs (“bathhouse”), equivalent to bath + house. Cognate with Dutch badhuis (“bathhouse”), German Badehaus (“bathhouse”), German Low German Baadhuus, Boodhuus (“bathhouse”), Danish badehus (“bathhouse”), Norwegian Bokmål badehus (“bathhouse”), Norwegian Nynorsk badehus (“bathhouse”), Swedish badhus (“bathhouse”).
noun bathhouses
- A building with baths for communal use. […] a plethora of taverns, victuals, brew houses, hostelries, bathhouses, brothels, bearbaiting and bullbaiting arenas jostled for space with shops of stockfishmongers, garlicmongers, and bakemongers.
- A building where swimmers can change clothes.
- A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
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noun building with baths for communal use
| Español | casa de baños |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목욕탕 mogyoktang |
| 日本語 | 浴場 yokujō, 銭湯 sentō, 湯屋 yuya |
| 中文 | 澡堂 zǎotáng, 浴堂 yùtáng, 浴池 yùchí |
| हिन्दी | ग़ुस्लख़ाना ġuslaxānā, ग़ुसलख़ाना ġusalxānā |
| Português | casa de banho, terma |
| Français | bains |
| Deutsch | Badehaus, Bad, Badeanstalt |
| Ελληνικά | λουτρώνας loutrónas, βαλανείο valaneío |
| Română | baie |
| Русский | ба́ня bánja |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà tắm |
| العربية | حَمَّام ḥammām |
| עברית | מרחץ \ מֶרְחָץ merkháts |
noun building where swimmers change clothes
| Português | vestiário |
|---|---|
| Русский | раздева́лка razdeválka, раздева́льня razdeválʹnja |
Talk about this word "bathhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bathhouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bathhouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bathhouse "bathhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bathhouse.Cite this
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title = {bathhouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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