spa
A health resort near a mineral spring or hot springA health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.
» Mary loves going to the spa.
Meaning
7 sensesA health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.
Kurort, Bad, Heilbad
спаspa, онсэ́нonsɛ́n, лече́бный исто́чникlečébnyj istóčnik
a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
A trendy or fashionable resort.
Therme, Saunapark, Spa
a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area
A health club.
They went to a spa for a massage.
A hot tub.
Their bath is fitted with a spa.
(Maine)A convenience store.
(Ireland, slang)An idiot; a gobshite
(Ireland, slang)A clumsy person (see spastic)
Examples
123 sentencesMary loves going to the spa.
What's a spa?
Benedito offers massages at the spa.
Benedito's spa is closed on Thursday.
The spa has a calming atmosphere.
Translations
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Origin
The term is derived from the name of the Belgian town of Spa, where since medieval times iThe term is derived from the name of the Belgian town of Spa, where since medieval times illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate (iron-bearing) spring water. In 16ᵗʰ century England the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath, and in 1571 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he called Spaw) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr. Timothy Bright called the resort The English Spaw, beginning the use of the word Spa as a generic description rather than as the place name of the Belgian town. At first this term referred specifically to resorts for water drinking rather than bathing, but this distinction was gradually lost and many spas offer external remedies.
Shortened form of spastic
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Forms
plural: spasSynonyms
6 synonyms- a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness:health spahealth club
- a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area:resort hotel
- a health resort near a spring or at the seaside:watering placewatering hole