jacuzzi

See also: Jacuzzi

English

Etymology

A generic use of the proprietary name Jacuzzi. Doublet of Jacob and James.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈkuːzi/

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Noun

jacuzzi (plural jacuzzis)

1. A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.

Usage notes

• Due to its origins as a proprietary name, jacuzzi is frequently capitalized as Jacuzzi.

Translations

hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body

• Arabic: جَاكُوزِي m (jākūzī)
• Armenian: ջակուզի (ǰakuzi)
• Bulgarian: джакузи n (džakuzi)
• Finnish: poreallas (fi), poreamme (fi)
• German: Whirlpool (de) m, Jacuzzi (de) m
• Hebrew: גָ'קוּזִי (he) m (djaqúzi)
• Irish: tobán cuilithe m
• Japanese: ジャグジー (jagujī)
• Latvian: burbuļvanna f, džakuzi m or m pl
• Lithuanian: jakuzė f
• Maori: tāpu waiariki, tāpu ngāwhā
• Polish: jacuzzi (pl) n
• Portuguese: jacúzi m
• Russian: джаку́зи (ru) f (džakúzi), гидромасса́жная ва́нна f (gidromassážnaja vánna)
• Spanish: yacusi m, bañera de hidromasaje f
• Turkish: jakuzi (tr)
• Ukrainian: джаку́зі n (džakúzi)

Verb

jacuzzi (third-person singular simple present jacuzzis, present participle jacuzziing, simple past and past participle jacuzzied)

1. (transitive) To equip with a jacuzzi.

   The suite was jacuzzied.

2. (intransitive) To use a jacuzzi.

   They jacuzzied after a late dinner.

3. (transitive) To treat with a jacuzzi.

   He jacuzzied his sore muscles.

Further reading

• jacuzzi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Alternative forms

• jakusi

Etymology

Borrowed from English jacuzzi. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ku.zi/

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Noun

jacuzzi m (plural jacuzzis)

1. hot tub, jacuzzi

   Synonyms: bain bouillonnant, bain tourbillon

   Hypernym: baignoire

Further reading

• “jacuzzi” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.

Polish

jacuzzi

Alternative forms

• dżakuzi, dżakuzzi, jakuzzi

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from American English jacuzzi. Genericized trademark. Doublet of Jakub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʐaˈku.zi/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uzi
• Syllabification: ja‧cu‧zzi

Noun

jacuzzi n (indeclinable)

1. jacuzzi (hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body)
2. relaxing bathing in a jacuzzi

Adjective

jacuzzi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (postpositive) jacuzzi (hot tub)

   Synonym: spa

Further reading

• jacuzzi I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• jacuzzi II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• jacuzzi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English jacuzzi.

Noun

jacuzzi n (uncountable)

1. jacuzzi

Declension

declension of jacuzzi (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) jacuzzi	jacuzziul
genitive/dative	(unui) jacuzzi	jacuzziului
vocative	jacuzziule

Spanish

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Jacuzzi.

Noun

jacuzzi m (plural jacuzzis)

1. hot tub, jacuzzi

Further reading

• “jacuzzi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

Genericized trademark from the proprietary name Jacuzzi.

Noun

jacuzzi c

1. a jacuzzi (hot tub or bathtub with underwater water jets)

Declension

Declension of jacuzzi
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jacuzzi	jacuzzin	jacuzzier	jacuzzierna
Genitive	jacuzzis	jacuzzins	jacuzziers	jacuzziernas

References

• jacuzzi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jacuzzi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)