jacuzzi
jacuzzi Lexical Profile
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• noun
A large bath or heated pool equipped with underwater jets that swirl and aerate the water to massage the body (often capitalized as a proprietary trademark).
"After spending the entire day skiing down icy slopes, the guests relaxed in the hotel's outdoor jacuzzi."
• verb
To bathe or soak in a whirlpool bath or hot tub (informal).
"They spent the evening jacuzziing on the deck while watching the snowfall."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Jacuzzi" is a registered trademark for a specific brand of hydrotherapy tubs and spas; in formal and journalistic writing, it is capitalized when referring to the brand, whereas generic alternatives like "whirlpool bath" or "hot tub" are preferred for general use.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century from the surname of the Jacuzzi brothers, Italian immigrants to the United States, after Candido Jacuzzi invented a submersible hydrotherapy pump in 1948 to treat his young son's rheumatoid arthritis.