hammam

noun

ham·​mam hə-ˈmäm How to pronounce hammam (audio)

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There are 10 spacious treatment rooms and three spa suites and, this being Morocco, an on-site hammam that uses clay from the Atlas Mountains and roses sourced from the Kalaat Begouna Valley nearby. Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025 There’s also an excellent Turkish-style hammam, a differentiator for the property. Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025 Per the trend, there is a greater emphasis on off boat/off train excursions that enhance wellness — think a visit to a local hammam — than ever before. Emily Burns, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025 The hammam routine involves mixed use of the herbal steam room, dry heat sauna, stimulating Swiss shower, cool mist room, aqua massage vitality pool, and a warm marble belly stone; not to mention a vigorous body scrub followed by a purifying cleanse and 60- or 90-minute massage. Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hammam 

Word History

Etymology

Turkish, Persian & Arabic; Turkish hamam bath, from Persian hammām, from Arabic ḥammām

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hammam was in 1625

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“Hammam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammam. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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