hammam

[ huh-mahm ]

noun

1. (in Islamic countries) a communal bathhouse, usually with separate baths for men and women.

hammam

/ hʌmˈɑːm /

noun

1. a bathing establishment, such as a Turkish bath

Word History and Origins

Origin of hammam¹

(< Turkish haman ) < Arabic ḥammām

Word History and Origins

Origin of hammam¹

Arabic, literally: bath

Example Sentences

That was because neither had seen the sudden light in Ourïeda's eyes after the face of Zakia had approached hers at the hammam.

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She knew I would go to the hammam before my marriage, and that Zakia had been sent for to bathe me and make me beautiful.

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Only Batouch remained behind to show them the way to Ain-la-Hammam, where they would pass the following night.

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Before this was squatting a group of five dirty desert men, the sole inhabitants of Ain-la-Hammam.

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He put his correspondence into the pocket of his overcoat, to be read at leisure, and drove to a hammam in Jermyn Street.

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