sauna
noun/ˈsɔːnə/, /ˈsaʊnə/
/ˈsɔːnə/, /ˈsaʊnə/
- a period of time in which you sit or lie in a room (also called a sauna) which has been heated to a very high temperature. Some saunas involve the use of steam.
- a hotel with a swimming pool and sauna
- to have/take a sauna
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Finnish.Definitions on the go
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