hammam
English
Etymology
From Turkish hamam, from Ottoman Turkish حمام (hamam), from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām). [1]
Noun
hammam (plural hammams)
- A communal bathhouse in Islamic countries.
Translations
Turkish bath — see Turkish bath
References
- "hammam." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɑˈmɑm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ham‧mam
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
hammam m (plural hammams)
- Alternative spelling of hamam.
French
Noun
hammam m (plural hammams)
- hammam (communal bathhouse in Islamic countries)
- Turkish bath
Further reading
- “hammam”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Noun
hammam m (plural hammames)
- hammam (communal bathhouse in Islamic countries)