different between bathhouse vs hammam

English

Etymology

From Middle English bathhous, bathous, from Old English bæþh?s (“bathhouse”), equivalent to bath +? house. Cognate with Dutch badhuis (“bathhouse”), German Badehaus (“bathhouse”), Danish badehus (“bathhouse”), Swedish badhus (“bathhouse”).

Noun

bathhouse (plural bathhouses)

1. A building with baths for communal use.
2. A building where swimmers can change clothes.
3. A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.

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English

Etymology

From Turkish hamam, from Arabic ???????? (?amm?m).

Noun

hammam (plural hammams)

1. A communal bathhouse in Islamic countries.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m?m/
• Hyphenation: ham?mam
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

hammam m (plural hammams)

1. Alternative spelling of hamam.

French

Noun

hammam m (plural hammams)

1. hammam (communal bathhouse in Islamic countries)
2. Turkish bath

Spanish

Noun

hammam m (plural hammames)

1. hammam (communal bathhouse in Islamic countries)