spa

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈspɑ/ UK /ˈspɑː/ See IPA manual

Freq #7030

Meanings

1

noun
A place where people go to relax and have treatments like massages and facials.

They spent the weekend at a spa getting massages.
2

noun
A large heated tub with jets of water that you sit in to relax.

After the hike, we soaked in the hotel's outdoor spa.
3

noun
A resort town built near a natural spring whose water is thought to be good for health.

The old town grew up around a famous spa in the mountains.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a place where people go to... health spa

2 noun · a large heated tub with... hot tub

3 noun · a resort town built near a... watering place

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Word family

Forms spas

Derived forms medispaspa-goerspagoerspalikespathroomspool

Related forms caldariumsanatorium

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health spa
a facility offering equipment and services for exercise and physical fitness

Noun + noun

Etymology

The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

espa wa spargere Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# spa

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈspɑ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈspɑː/
**Frequency rank:** 7030

## Meanings
1. A place where people go to relax and have treatments like massages and facials.
2. A large heated tub with jets of water that you sit in to relax.
3. A resort town built near a natural spring whose water is thought to be good for health.

## Examples
- They spent the weekend at a spa getting massages.
- After the hike, we soaked in the hotel's outdoor spa.
- The old town grew up around a famous spa in the mountains.

## Synonyms
- resort

## Derived Forms
- medispa
- spa-goer
- spagoer
- spalike
- spathroom
- spool

## Related Forms
- caldarium
- sanatorium

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: espa
- Root: spargere

## Etymology
The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

## AI Etymology
Spa: The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”). Important forms in the word's history include wa espa, Latin spargere. In current use it includes senses such as A place where people go to relax and have treatments like massages and facials and A large heated tub with jets of water that you sit in to relax.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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