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sau·na

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–noun

1.	a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.

2.	a bathhouse or room, usually of wood, equipped for such a bath.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to take a sauna: to sauna after exercising.

[Origin: 1880–85; < Finnish

]

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sau·na Audio Help (sô'nə, sou'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A Finnish steam bath in which the steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks.
2. A bathhouse or room for taking such a steam bath.
3. A dry heat bath.
4. A room or enclosure for taking a dry heat bath.
1. A dry heat bath.
2. A room or enclosure for taking a dry heat bath.

[Finnish.]

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sauna

1881, from Finnish sauna.

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sauna
noun
a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks

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sauna [ˈsoːnə, ˈsaunə] noun

(a building or room equipped for) a Finnish form of steam bath
Example: They have a sauna in their house; They had a refreshing sauna.

Arabic:	حَمّام بُخار
Chinese (Simplified):	蒸汽浴，桑拿浴
Chinese (Traditional):	蒸汽浴，桑拿浴
Czech:	sauna
Danish:	sauna
Dutch:	sauna
Estonian:	saun
Finnish:	sauna
French:	sauna
German:	die Sauna
Greek:	σάουνα
Hungarian:	szauna
Icelandic:	sána
Indonesian:	mandi uap
Italian:	sauna

Japanese:	サウナ
Korean:	(핀란드의) 증기욕(浴); 사우나 목욕탕
Latvian:	sauna
Lithuanian:	sauna
Norwegian:	badstue, sauna
Polish:	sauna
Portuguese (Brazil):	sauna
Portuguese (Portugal):	sauna
Romanian:	saună
Russian:	сауна
Slovak:	sauna
Slovenian:	savna
Spanish:	sauna
Swedish:	bastu, bastubad
Turkish:	sauna