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noun, masculine

temazcal

/temaθˈkal/

noun, masculine/temaθˈkal/plural: temazcales

a sweat lodge, traditionally one made from adobe bricks

Synonyms: baño de vapor

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl temāzcalli (“sweat lodge, sweat bath”), from tēma (“to pour, bathe by pouring”) + calli (“house, structure”).