hammam

noun

ham·​mam hə-ˈmäm How to pronounce hammam (audio)

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The exquisite 20,000 square-foot spa includes a thermal circuit that includes a hot/cold plunge, a large thermal pool, a Kneipp walk, steam and traditional sauna, infrared sauna, hammam, salt chamber, thermal mud and an outdoor swimming pool. Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 The property also has one of the largest spas in the city—with three hammams—and two restaurants, lounges, and bars, including the Japanese-fusion restaurant İsokyo. Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025 These spaces come complete with luxuries such as a heated infinity pool, spa with sauna and hammam, private cinema, fitness suite and a wine cellar, to ensure whoever the guests, their needs are catered to. Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Designed for Kapudan-i Derya Kılıç Ali Paşa, this mosque boasts a stunning central dome, a marble fountain, and an adjacent hammam that is still functional to this day. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hammam

Word History

Etymology

Turkish, Persian & Arabic; Turkish hamam bath, from Persian hammām, from Arabic ḥammām

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hammam was in 1625

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“Hammam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammam. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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