Hummum

noun

Hum·​mum

ˈhə(ˌ)məm

variants or less commonly Hummums

-)məmz

plural Hummums

: turkish bath

Word History

Etymology

from the Hummums, a 17th century bathhouse in Covent Garden, London, England, from Turkish hamam, from Arabic hammām bath

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