stuvo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English stove, French étuve, German Stube, Italian stufa, Spanish estufa. With -v- preferred to -f- because of stufar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstuvo/

Noun

stuvo (plural stuvi)

1. sweating room; hot air bath; hot room; vapor bath; drying room; steam room; sauna

Usage notes

A stove or room used to produce hot air for drying, or hot vapor for sweating.

Derived terms

• stuvagar (“to dry or heat in a slow, moist heat; to foment”)

See also

• stufar