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sauna (소-나 (강세: 소))A small room used as a hot-air or steam bath for cleaning and refreshing the body

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A small room used as a hot-air or steam bath for cleaning and refreshing the body

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɔːnə/

Korean meaning: 몸을 깨끗이 하고 상쾌하게 하기 위해 뜨거운 공기나 증기를 이용한 목욕을 하는 작은 방

Korean pronunciation: 소-나 (강세: 소)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother swears that 20 minutes in the sauna can cure everything from a cold to a broken heart.
  • The hotel's sauna was so hot that I felt like a lobster being cooked for dinner.
  • Regular sauna use can help improve circulation and reduce stress.

sauna

NOUN

//ˈsɔːnə//

A small room used as a hot-air or steam bath for cleaning and refreshing the body

sauna concept
💡 Concept

Hot steam bath room

sauna rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From Ghana's fauna to a peaceful sauna!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsɔːnə/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsɔːnə/

🌳Etymology

Rootsauna

Origin

핀란드어 'sauna'에서 직접 차용된 단어로, 핀란드의 전통적인 증기목욕 문화를 나타냅니다. 핀란드에서는 사우나가 단순한 목욕시설이 아닌 사회적 만남의 장소이자 정신적 정화의 공간으로 여겨집니다.

🎵Rhyme

faunaGhana
fauna
Ghana

🔗Collocations

take a sauna
sauna session
dry sauna
steam sauna
sauna room
infrared sauna
sauna benefits

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother swears that 20 minutes in the sauna can cure everything from a cold to a broken heart.

😄 Fun example

The hotel's sauna was so hot that I felt like a lobster being cooked for dinner.

Regular sauna use can help improve circulation and reduce stress.

In Finland, business deals are often discussed in the sauna rather than in boardrooms.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

steam roomsweat lodgesteam bathhot room

Antonyms

cold roomice bathfreezer

Related

spawellnessrelaxationdetoxsteamheat therapyFinnish culture

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