different between massage vs watsu

English

Etymology

From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic ?????? (massa, “feel, touch”)) + -age. Cognate to German massieren.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /m??s??/, /m??s?d??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mæs???/

Noun

massage (countable and uncountable, plural massages)

1. The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
   • 2014, Gary Vitacco-Robles, Icon: The Life, Times and Films of Marilyn Monroe Volume 2 1956-1962 AND Beyond

     During the long lapses in work common with on-location productions, Marilyn would silently meditate as Roberts provided a shoulder massage.

Hyponyms

• Thai massage
• See also Thesaurus:therapy

Derived terms

• automassage
• lingam massage
• massage table
• massager
• massotherapy
• yoni massage

Related terms

• massage parlour, massage parlor
• massage therapist
• masseur, masseuse

Translations

Verb

massage (third-person singular simple present massages, present participle massaging, simple past and past participle massaged)

1. (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
   • 2010, January 11, Julian Kaye, "Massage Therapy" [1]

     So after massaging a nude woman while being nude or nearly nude myself, sex is a natural way to end things.

2. (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 118:

     News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].

   • 2008, Patrick Wintour & Steven Morris, The Guardian, May 22 2008, p. 3:

     The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 [...]

3. (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).

Derived terms

• massage someone's ego

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From French massage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??sa???/
• Hyphenation: mas?sa?ge

Noun

massage f (plural massages, diminutive massagetje n)

1. physical massage

Related terms

• masseur m

French

Etymology

masser +? -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.sa?/

Noun

massage m (plural massages)

1. physical massage

Derived terms

Related terms

• masser
• masseur m, masseuse f

Descendants

Further reading

• “massage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Etymology

From French massage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?s???/

Noun

massage c

1. massage

Declension

Related terms

• massera
• massör, massös

English

Etymology

Blend of water +? shiatsu

Noun

watsu (uncountable)

1. A form of body massage performed on a subject lying in warm water.
   • 2002, Nathaniel Altman, The Cheapskate's Guide to Spas

     Overnight guests receive $5 off the whole-hour massage or watsu sessions.

Anagrams

• W. Aust.