temazcal

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl temāzcalli (“sweat lodge, sweat bath”), from tēma (“to pour, bathe by pouring”) + calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /temaθˈkal/, [t̪emaθˈkal]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /temasˈkal/, [t̪emasˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

temazcal m (plural temazcales)

  1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) A sweat lodge, traditionally one made from adobe bricks.

Synonyms
  • (sweat lodge): baño de vapor m

See also
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