temazcal

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === temascal, temescal === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl temāzcalli (“sweat lodge, sweat bath”), from tēma (“to pour, bathe by pouring”) + calli (“house, structure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /temaθˈkal/ [t̪e.maθˈkal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /temasˈkal/ [t̪e.masˈkal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: te‧maz‧cal === Noun === temazcal m (plural temazcales) (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) a sweat lodge, traditionally one made from adobe bricks Synonym: baño de vapor === See also === temazcal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Further reading === “temazcal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025