temazcal

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /temaθˈkal/ [t̪e.maθˈkal] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /temasˈkal/ [t̪e.masˈkal] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: te‧maz‧cal

Noun

temazcal m (plural temazcales)

  1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) a sweat lodge, traditionally one made from adobe bricks
    Synonym: baño de vapor

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