Jacuzzi

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English

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Etymology

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A trademark. Named after the Jacuzzi brothers. Obsolete variant of Italian Iacuzzi, as Italian has removed the letter J from native words.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Jacuzzi (plural Jacuzzis)

  1. Alternative form of jacuzzi [from 1960s]

Proper noun

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Jacuzzi

  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. The Jacuzzi company.

Verb

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Jacuzzi (third-person singular simple present Jacuzzis, present participle Jacuzziing, simple past and past participle Jacuzzied)

  1. Alternative form of jacuzzi

Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English jacuzzi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jaˈkʊt͡si/, /d͡ʒaˈkuːzi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Jacuzzi m (strong, genitive Jacuzzis or Jacuzzi, plural Jacuzzis or Jacuzzi)

  1. (uncommon) jacuzzi
    Synonyms: (usual) Whirlpool, (also rare) Sprudelbad
    • 2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      In der Badezone nebenan planschen Frauen in Jacuzzis und einem Schwimmbecken, aber dafür ist jetzt noch nicht die Zeit.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2020 February 15, Katrin Groth, “Auf der „Roald Amundsen“ in der Antarktis: Grüner als andere”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[2], →ISSN:
      Für noch mehr Nachhaltigkeit wird an Bord die Motorabwärme genutzt, um Duschen, Kabinen und die beiden Jacuzzi zu heizen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Jacuzzi” in Duden online
  • Jacuzzi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

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Etymology

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Originally Iacuzzi, the surname was misspelled with an initial J by an Ellis Island official. Related to Giacomo, along with many other spelling variants.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is there a scientific source for the Ellis Island bit? It was quite usual to use J for semi-consonantal I in earlier Italian (initially or intervocalically). Most Italian words and names in I + vowel can easily be attested with J as well.”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jaˈkut.t͡si/
  • Rhymes: -uttsi
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧cùz‧zi

Proper noun

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Jacuzzi m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Further reading

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  • Dodd, Philip (2008): What's in a Name?: From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People