Etymology

jjimjilbang

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Today it means: A type of Korean traditional bathhouse, typically having hot tubs, showers, saunas, and massage tables. Full definition →

Korean 찜질방
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from찜질방
  2. English todayjjimjilbang

Borrowed from Korean 찜질방 (jjimjilbang), from 찜질 (jjimjil, “stupe, poultice, heating”) + 방(房) (bang, “room”).

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