Meanings
jacuzzi1
plural jacuzzis · plural uncommon jacuzzies
- A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.
And, by the way, my Jacuzzi days are long gone.
2005, Nick Hornby, A Long Way Down, page 862 more examples
Americans gravitate to the Regent for its unbeatable views (the hotel is built out on giant stilts over the harbour, and even the jacuzzis in the top suites have a view of junks and passing ferries).
1991, Institute of Directors (Great Britain), The Director, volume 44, numbers 9-12, page 94Afterwards, he'd idle in the steam room, or in the jacuzzi, watching the men, hoping to catch the eye of a chubby-chasing hunk. It never happened.
2006, Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal, Tourism, page 76
present singular third person jacuzzis · present singular third person uncommon jacuzzies · participle present jacuzziing · participle past jacuzzied · past jacuzzied
- transitiveTo equip with a jacuzzi.
The suite was jacuzzied.
- intransitiveTo use a jacuzzi.
They jacuzzied after a late dinner.
- transitiveTo treat with a jacuzzi.
He jacuzzied his sore muscles.
Jacuzzi2
plural Jacuzzis
- Alternative letter-case form of jacuzziFirst known use 1960s
Itemised in his claim we even find £200 for ‘Jacuzzi repair’. I think that's a bit more information about their relationship than we required.
1999 April 19, Victoria Coren, “I don't love you. PS: you owe me £2.50”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 May 2014
- A surname from Italian.
present singular third person Jacuzzis · participle present Jacuzziing · participle past Jacuzzied · past Jacuzzied
- Alternative letter-case form of jacuzzi.
Origin
jacuzzi · noun, verb
Genericized trademark of the proprietary name Jacuzzi.
Full word history & related roots →Jacuzzi · noun, proper noun, verb
- ItalianIacuzzi
- EnglishJacuzzi
A trademark. Named after the Jacuzzi brothers. Obsolete variant of Italian Iacuzzi, as Italian has removed the letter J from native words.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جَاكُوزِي
- جَاكُوزِي (jākūzī)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Bulgarian джакузи
- джакузи (džakuzi)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Czech vířivka
- vířivkahot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Finnish poreallas, poreamme
- poreallashot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
- poreammehot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
German Whirlpool, Jacuzzi
- Whirlpoolhot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
- Jacuzzihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Greek τζακούζι
- τζακούζι (tzakoúzi)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Hebrew גָ׳קוּזִי
- גָ׳קוּזִי (djaqúzi)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Indonesian jakuzi
- jakuzihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Irish tobán cuilithe
- tobán cuilithehot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Japanese ジャグジー
- ジャグジー (jagujī)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Korean 자쿠지
- 자쿠지 (jakuji)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Latvian burbuļvanna, džakuzi
- burbuļvannahot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
- džakuzihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Lithuanian jakuzė
- jakuzėhot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Māori tāpu waiariki, tāpu ngāwhā
- tāpu waiarikihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
- tāpu ngāwhāhot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Polish jacuzzi
- jacuzzihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Portuguese jacúzi
- jacúzihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Russian джаку́зи, гидромасса́жная ва́нна
- джаку́зи (džakúzi)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
- гидромасса́жная ва́нна (gidromassážnaja vánna)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Spanish yacusi, bañera de hidromasaje
- yacusihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
- bañera de hidromasajehot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
- jacuzzihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Turkish jakuzi
- jakuzihot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Ukrainian джаку́зі
- джаку́зі (džakúzi)hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body
Cite this entry
jacuzzi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacuzzi
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