Spanish Conversation · Level 75
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Spanish word
sauna
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈsauna/
Meaning
- feminine nounsauna
Example
Después del gimnasio, voy a la sauna.
After the gym, I'm going to the sauna.
More examples
En invierno, una breve sesión de sauna me ayuda a entrar en calor.
In winter, a short sauna session helps me warm up.
Core concept
Heated room where dry heat or steam produces sweating and aids recovery.
Common phrases
ir a la sauna
go to the sauna
sauna seca
dry sauna
sesión de sauna
sauna session
Similar words
sauna seca: Heated room using low-humidity dry heat to induce heavy sweating.
baño de vapor: Enclosed steam-filled room where humid heat causes sweating.
baño turco: Traditional communal steam bath using humid heat for cleansing and sweating.
jacuzzi: Small hot tub with warm water and jets that relax muscles and soothe the body.
Definition in Spanish
Lugar o servicio donde, con temperatura elevada y a veces vapor, se facilita la sudoración para limpieza, relajación o beneficios tras el ejercicio.
Word origin
The word is borrowed from Finnish sauna and keeps the original form, covering both dry heated rooms and steam baths used for sweating and recovery.
Usage tips
- Speakers often distinguish 'seca' (dry) from 'con vapor' (with steam) to signal a dry sauna versus a steam bath, which helps clarify what the facility offers.
Other meanings
- steam bathnoun
- steam roomnoun
Opposites
- ducha fríacold showernoun
Related words
- sauneartake a saunaverb
- saunerosauna enthusiastnoun