sauna
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sauna
- /ˈsɔː.nə/
- /ˈsaʊ.nə/
- /ˈsɑː.nə/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːnə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Possibly a doublet of stack.
noun saunas
- A room or a house designed for heat sessions. The hotel has a sauna in the basement.
- The act of using a sauna. John had a sauna after his swim.
- 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.
- A very hot place or room.
Similar: firebath
verb saunas · saunaing · saunaed
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sweat room, laconicum, spa, bathhouse, bathroom, steam, steam room, sudatorium, steam bath, sweat lodge, stove, sweathouse, bath, hotbox, caldarium, tanning salon
noun
Similar: firebath
Translations
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noun sauna room or house
| Español | sauna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사우나 sauna |
| 日本語 | サウナ sauna |
| 中文 | 桑拿 sāngná, 桑拿浴 sāngnáyù, 三溫暖 /三温暖 sānwēnnuǎn |
| हिन्दी | सॉना sŏnā |
| Português | sauna |
| Français | sauna |
| Deutsch | Sauna |
| Italiano | sauna |
| Ελληνικά | σάουνα sáouna, ατμόλουτρο atmóloutro |
| Română | saună |
| Русский | са́уна sáuna, фи́нская ба́ня fínskaja bánja |
| Tiếng Việt | phòng tắm hơi |
| العربية | سَاوْنَا sāwnā, صُونَة ṣūna, سَوْنة sawna, سَوْنَا sawnā |
| עברית | סָאוּנָה sáuna |
noun act of using a sauna
| Português | banho de sauna |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Saunieren |
| Ελληνικά | ατμόλουτρο atmóloutro |
| Română | baie de abur |
verb to use a sauna
| Español | tomar un sauna, tomar una sauna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사우나에 들어가다 sauna-e deureogada |
| 日本語 | サウナに入る sauna ni hairu |
| Português | tomar banho de sauna |
| Français | prendre un sauna |
| Deutsch | saunieren |
| Italiano | usare una sauna |
Talk about this word "sauna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sauna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sauna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sauna "sauna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sauna.Cite this
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title = {sauna},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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