massage
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massage
- /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/ UK
- /məˈsɑː(d)ʒ/ UK
- /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ US
Where it comes from
From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren.
noun massages
- The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. Having a massage can have many beneficial effects.
- The action of rubbing or kneading anything. The baker gave the dough one final massage.
verb massages · massaging · massaged
- To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody). My neck doesn't hurt as much as it did last night since my wife massaged me after I got back from the concert.
- To rub or knead anything. Massage the kale to soften it before making the salad.
- To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with. News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].
- To falsify (data or accounts).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rub down, knead, masseur, aromatherapy, rub, rubbing, mass, salon, manipulate, letter, soften, disguise, lounge, message, kneading, rubdown
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noun rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body
| Español | masaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마사지 masaji, 안마 anma |
| 日本語 | マッサージ massāji, 按摩 anma |
| 中文 | 按摩 ànmó, 馬殺雞 /马杀鸡 mǎshājī |
| हिन्दी | मालिश māliś, अंगमर्दन aṅgmardan, मसाज masāj |
| Português | massagem |
| Français | massage |
| Deutsch | Massage |
| Italiano | massaggio |
| Ελληνικά | μάλαξη málaxi, μασάζ masáz |
| Română | masaj, masare |
| Русский | масса́ж massáž |
| Tiếng Việt | sự xoa bóp, sự đấm bóp |
| العربية | تَدْلِيك tadlīk, تَمْسِيد tamsīd, مَسَاج masāj |
| עברית | עִסוּי, עיסוי isúy, מָסָז׳ masázh |
verb to perform a massage on somebody
| Español | masajear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마사지하다 masajihada |
| 日本語 | マッサージする massāji suru |
| 中文 | 按摩 ànmó |
| Português | massagear, massajar |
| Français | masser |
| Deutsch | massieren |
| Ελληνικά | μαλάσσω malásso |
| Română | masa, a face masaj |
| Русский | масси́ровать massírovatʹ, де́лать масса́ж délatʹ massáž |
| Tiếng Việt | xoa bóp, tẩm quất, mát-xa |
| العربية | دَلَّكَ dallaka, مَسَّدَ massada |
| עברית | עיסה, עִסָּה isá, מיסז׳, מִסֵּז׳ misézh |
verb to falsify data or accounts
| 中文 | 篡改 cuàngǎi |
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Talk about this word "massage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/massage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. massage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/massage "massage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/massage.Cite this
@misc{massage_2026,
title = {massage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/massage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
