SAUNA
What does "SAUNA" mean?
A small heated room used for dry or steam heat baths to induce sweating.
Meanings
- A wood-lined room heated to high temperatures, used for relaxation and sweating. After the icy lake, the sauna felt like stepping into a warm exhale.
- A session or period spent taking such a heat bath. They finished the day with a long sauna and a cold beer. informal
Did you know?
- Finland has roughly 3.3 million saunas for about 5.5 million people - more than one for every two residents, making it one of the most sauna-dense nations on Earth.
Word origin
Borrowed directly from Finnish 'sauna', a word for the traditional heated bathhouse long central to Finnish culture.
Remember it
SAUNA keeps its Finnish spelling intact - 'AU' for the heat you 'ow' your way through.
A little poem
Water meets the stones-
a white hiss climbs to the roof,
then settles as sweat.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the Finn I felt at home in his sauna. He said of course - with 3.3 million of them, it's basically the national living room.
What it teaches
Heat well borne is its own cleansing; some clarity arrives only after you let yourself be uncomfortable on purpose.
Quick facts
What does SAUNA mean?
A small heated room used for dry or steam heat baths to induce sweating.
Is SAUNA a valid word?
Yes — SAUNA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SAUNA?
SAUNA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SAUNA come from?
Borrowed directly from Finnish 'sauna', a word for the traditional heated bathhouse long central to Finnish culture.
What can SAUNA teach us?
Heat well borne is its own cleansing; some clarity arrives only after you let yourself be uncomfortable on purpose.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.