spa

Meanings

1. 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. 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. 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.

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

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