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語源

Inherited from 中期英語 bathhous, bathous, from 古期英語 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”).

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈbæθˌhaʊs/

名詞

bathhouse (plural bathhouses)

1. A building with baths for communal use.
   • 2009, Rona Sharon, Royal Blood:

     […] a plethora of taverns, victuals, brew houses, hostelries, bathhouses, brothels, bearbaiting and bullbaiting arenas jostled for space with shops of stockfishmongers, garlicmongers, and bakemongers.

   • 2019 March 16, “North China landslide knocks over homes, killing 7”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 26 June 2023‎:

     The landslide hit Xiangning county in Shanxi province early Friday evening, provincial authorities said. Two residential buildings, home to a total of 14 households, and a public bathhouse collapsed under the weight of the falling earth.

2. A building where swimmers can change clothes.
3. A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.

使用する際の注意点

• Not to be confused with bat house (“a shelter for bats”).

派生語