hammam
(in Islamic countries) a communal bathhouse, usually with separate baths for men and women.
Origin of hammam
1Words Nearby hammam
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use hammam in a sentence
That was because neither had seen the sudden light in Ourïeda's eyes after the face of Zakia had approached hers at the hammam.
A Soldier of the Legion | C. N. WilliamsonShe knew I would go to the hammam before my marriage, and that Zakia had been sent for to bathe me and make me beautiful.
A Soldier of the Legion | C. N. WilliamsonOnly Batouch remained behind to show them the way to Ain-la-hammam, where they would pass the following night.
The Garden Of Allah | Robert HichensBefore this was squatting a group of five dirty desert men, the sole inhabitants of Ain-la-hammam.
The Garden Of Allah | Robert HichensHe put his correspondence into the pocket of his overcoat, to be read at leisure, and drove to a hammam in Jermyn Street.
When It Was Dark | Guy Thorne
British Dictionary definitions for hammam
/ (hʌmˈɑːm) /
a bathing establishment, such as a Turkish bath
Origin of hammam
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse