Jacuzzi
See also: jacuzzi
English
editEtymology
editA trademark. Named after the Jacuzzi brothers. Obsolete variant of Italian Iacuzzi, as Italian has removed the letter J from native words.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editJacuzzi (plural Jacuzzis)
- Alternative form of jacuzzi [from 1960s]
Proper noun
editJacuzzi
Verb
editJacuzzi (third-person singular simple present Jacuzzis, present participle Jacuzziing, simple past and past participle Jacuzzied)
- Alternative form of jacuzzi
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jacuzzi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 239.
- Forebears
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English jacuzzi.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editJacuzzi m (strong, genitive Jacuzzis or Jacuzzi, plural Jacuzzis or Jacuzzi)
- (uncommon) jacuzzi
- Synonyms: (usual) Whirlpool, (also rare) Sprudelbad
- 2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit[1]:
- In der Badezone nebenan planschen Frauen in Jacuzzis und einem Schwimmbecken, aber dafür ist jetzt noch nicht die Zeit.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2020 February 15, Katrin Groth, “Auf der „Roald Amundsen“ in der Antarktis: Grüner als andere”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[2], →ISSN:
- Für noch mehr Nachhaltigkeit wird an Bord die Motorabwärme genutzt, um Duschen, Kabinen und die beiden Jacuzzi zu heizen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editDeclension of Jacuzzi [masculine, strong]
Further reading
editItalian
editEtymology
editOriginally Iacuzzi, the surname was misspelled with an initial J by an Ellis Island official. Related to Giacomo, along with many other spelling variants.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editJacuzzi m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
edit- Dodd, Philip (2008): What's in a Name?: From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People
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