temazcal

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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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temazcal m (plural temazcales)

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

See also

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Further reading

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