bathhouse

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English bathhous, bathous, from Old English bæþhūs (“bathhouse”), equivalent to bath +‎ house. Cognate with Dutch badhuis (“bathhouse”), German Badehaus (“bathhouse”), German Low German Baadhuus, Boodhuus (“bathhouse”), Danish badehus (“bathhouse”), Norwegian Bokmål badehus (“bathhouse”), Norwegian Nynorsk badehus (“bathhouse”), Swedish badhus (“bathhouse”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbæθˌhaʊs/ === Noun === bathhouse (plural bathhouses) A building with baths for communal use. A building where swimmers can change clothes. A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with bat house (“a shelter for bats”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====