sauna
pronunciation
How to pronounce sauna in British English:
UK [ˈsɔ:nə]
How to pronounce sauna in American English:
US [ˈsɔnə, ˈsaʊ-]
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- Noun:
- a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
Word Origin
- sauna (n.)
- 1881, from Finnish sauna.
Example
- 1. To be fair , sauna etiquette varies hugely between countries .
- 2. Stick to the sauna in finland .
- 3. The alfresco dining in the refectory has been particularly well received , as has the new gym and sauna .
- 4. Mirnyi rolls in the snow after a sauna in chernigiv , in february 2009 .
- 5. Content that I was clean , he picked up two of the birch whisks I had seen and beckoned me through to the sauna .