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Noun: hammam  hu'maam;hu'mam;ha-mam
  1. A steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage
    "They relaxed in the traditional hammam";
    - Turkish bath
     
  2. A type of public bathing facility where people relax in a hot steam room, followed by massage and cold water treatments
    "The hammam left us feeling refreshed and invigorated";
    - Turkish bath, steam bath, vapor bath [US], vapour bath [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: hammams

Type of: bathing, steam bath, steam room, vapor bath [US], vapour bath [Brit, Cdn], washup, wash-up

Encyclopedia: Hammam, Khuzestan