"spa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspɔː/ [UK, obsolete], /ˈspɑ/ [General-American], /ˈspɐː/ [General-Australian] Audio: En-us-spa.oga , En-au-spa.ogg Forms: spas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: The term is derived from the name of the Belgian town of Spa, where since medieval times illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate (iron-bearing) spring water. In 16ᵗʰ century England the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath, and in 1571 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he called Spaw) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr. Timothy Bright called the resort The English Spaw, beginning the use of the word Spa as a generic description rather than as the place name of the Belgian town. At first this term referred specifically to resorts for water drinking rather than bathing, but this distinction was gradually lost and many spas offer external remedies. There are various stories about the origin of the name. A Belgian spring of iron-bearing water was called Espa from the Walloon term for "fountain", and was used in 1326 as a cure by an iron master with such success that he founded a health resort that developed into the town, though it has been suggested that this term may be derived from the name of the resort. Some have suggested that the town's name can be ultimately sourced from Latin spargere (“to scatter, sprinkle, or moisten”), though this derivation is problematic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|wa|-}} Walloon, {{der|en|la|spargō|spargere|t=to scatter, sprinkle, or moisten}} Latin spargere (“to scatter, sprinkle, or moisten”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spa (plural spas)
  1. A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring. Translations (health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring): llixhë [feminine] (Albanian), مُنْتَجَع (muntajaʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), 溫泉 /温泉 (wēnquán) (Chinese Mandarin), banejo (Esperanto), banloko (Esperanto), termoj [plural] (Esperanto), varmobanejo (Esperanto), termobanejo (Esperanto), kylpylä (Finnish), spa (Finnish), სპა (sṗa) (Georgian), Kurort [masculine] (German), Bad [neuter] (German), Heilbad [neuter] (German), סְפָּא (spa) [masculine] (Hebrew), gyógyfürdő (Hungarian), termo (Ido), terme [feminine, plural] (Italian), 温泉 (onsen) (alt: おんせん) (Japanese), スパ (supa) (Japanese), ស្ប៉ា (spaa) (Khmer), aquae [feminine, plural] (Latin), ایلیجه (ılıca) (Ottoman Turkish), spa [neuter] (Polish), uzdrowisko [neuter] (Polish), spa [masculine] (Portuguese), спа (spa) [indeclinable, neuter] (Russian), онсэ́н (onsɛ́n) (english: Japanese style) [masculine] (Russian), лече́бный исто́чник (lečébnyj istóčnik) [masculine] (Russian), ба́ня (bánja) [feminine] (Russian), spa [masculine] (Spanish), balneario [masculine] (Spanish), spa [neuter] (Swedish), ılıca (Turkish), kaplıca (Turkish), sba [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-spa-en-noun-i1QtXSoy Disambiguation of 'health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring': 69 6 8 17 1
  2. A trendy or fashionable resort. Translations (trendy or fashionable resort): Therme [feminine] (German), Saunapark [masculine] (German), Spa [masculine, neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-spa-en-noun-Ij1TwOHt Disambiguation of 'trendy or fashionable resort': 10 85 1 3 1
  3. A health club.
    Sense id: en-spa-en-noun-UqFCkDP9
  4. A hot tub.
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  5. (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine) A convenience store. Tags: Maine
    Sense id: en-spa-en-noun-AiKRMAWO Categories (other): Maine English, Massachusetts English, Rhode Island English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: health club, resort Related terms: caldarium, pump room, sanatorium, take the waters, wellness hotel

Noun

IPA: /spɑː/ Forms: spas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Shortened form of spastic Head templates: {{en-noun}} spa (plural spas)
  1. (Ireland, slang) An idiot; a gobshite Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-spa-en-noun-Xn79cK79 Categories (other): Irish English
  2. (Ireland, slang) A clumsy person (see spastic) Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-spa-en-noun-BoNg6cqD Categories (other): Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spa (plural spas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Irish English",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Paul Murray, Skippy Dies, →ISBN:",
          "text": "What the fuck was she talking about, he must think she's such a spa.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Rachael English, The Night of the Party:",
          "text": "['...] We'll say it was just the two of us sitting in the shed having a chat.'\n'Don't be such a spa. Nobody will believe we were sitting in the shed having a chat.[...']",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An idiot; a gobshite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gobshite",
          "gobshite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ireland, slang) An idiot; a gobshite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1993, Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, →ISBN, page 17:",
          "text": "— Hit it.\nHe missed.\n— You're a big spa, I told him.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A clumsy person (see spastic)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spastic",
          "spastic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ireland, slang) A clumsy person (see spastic)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spɑː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "spa"
  ],
  "word": "spa"
}

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