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temescal

noun
tem·​es·​cal
variants: or temascal \ ˌteməˈskal \
plural -s

Definition of temescal

: a sweathouse of Mexican or Central American Indians

History and Etymology for temescal

Mexican Spanish temascal, from Nahuatl temazcalli, from tema to bathe + calli house

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