sentō

noun

A Japanese bathhouse.

Meanings

nounsentō (plural sentō)

alternative sento

  1. A Japanese bathhouse.

    Locals, meanwhile, are more likely to be found at Tecopa's utilitarian public bathhouse, where $10 will get you a day pass. The Japanese sentō-style setup consists of two single-gender baths with adjoining locker rooms. Nude bathing only.

    2024, Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon, Places We Swim California, page 205
  2. pluralplural of sentō

Origin

  1. Japanese銭湯
  2. Englishsentō

Borrowed from Japanese 銭湯.

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APA

sentō. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sent%C5%8D

MLA

“sentō.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sent%C5%8D. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sentō,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sent%C5%8D.

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