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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbalneário
Pronunciation / Transliteration: baw-le-na-ryu
"Eles visitaram o balneário histórico nas férias."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A building containing rooms equipped for public or communal bathing, steam baths, or saunas.
"The historic downtown bathhouse was renowned for its mineral spring water and therapeutic massage services." - 2
A facility at a public beach or swimming pool providing changing rooms, lockers, and showers.
"We stopped by the boardwalk bathhouse to change into dry clothes after swimming in the ocean."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'bæð' (bath) and 'hūs' (house). Historically referring to a building equipped for public bathing, steaming, and social gathering, evolving from Roman thermal traditions through medieval European public baths to modern wellness and recreational facilities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bathhouse" is said worldwide
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établissement de bains
Transliteration: etablisma de ben
"Ils se détendent dans les thermes de la ville."
Badehaus
Transliteration: badehaus
"Das historische Badehaus zieht viele Touristen an."
stabilimento balneare
Transliteration: stabilimento balneare
"Hanno costruito un nuovo stabilimento balneare vicino alla spiaggia."
casa de baños
Transliteration: casa de baños
"La antigua casa de baños fue convertida en un museo."
balneário
Transliteration: baw-le-na-ryu
"Eles visitaram o balneário histórico nas férias."
स्नानगृह
Transliteration: snaangrah
"पुराने शहर में एक बड़ा स्नानगृह है।"
澡堂
Transliteration: zǎotáng
"冬天去澡堂泡澡非常舒服。"
목욕탕
Transliteration: mogyoktang
"할아버지께서 동네 목욕탕에 가셨습니다."
銭湯
Transliteration: sentou
"日本の伝統的な銭湯でお湯に浸かりました。"
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