shvitz

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Sweat.
2. (countable, uncountable) A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern European origin.
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A sauna or sauna session.

Verb

To sweat.

Synonyms

diaphoresis

perspiration

sudor

sweat

😓

hidrosis

sudoresis

Translations

diaforesi

Schweiß

😓

Schwitze

Transpiration

Schwitzen

Perspiration

Hautatmung

Schweißabsonderung

ιδρώτας

εφίδρωση

sueur

😓

transpiration

sudore

😓

perspirazione

suor

😓

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃvɪts/

Etymology

Cognate with English: sweat

In summary

Borrowed from Yiddish שוויצן (shvitsn), from Old High German swizzen (Modern German schwitzen), from Proto-Germanic *swait- (English sweat), from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”). Doublet of sweat.