jacuzzi

jacuzzi — noun

1. a bathtub or small indoor pool that has many small nozzles built into its sides,

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Definition

a bathtub or small indoor pool that has many small nozzles built into its sides, which push warm water and air into the bath, causing the water to bubble and creating a gentle massage effect

Example

After her long hike, Priya soaked in the hotel jacuzzi to ease her sore muscles.

collocation: soak in a jacuzzi

The Watanabe family installed a jacuzzi on their balcony and relax in it every evening.

Common collocations
  • soak in a jacuzzi
  • relax in a jacuzzi
  • jacuzzi jets
  • jacuzzi tub
  • outdoor jacuzzi
  • jacuzzi with room for two
Synonyms
  • hot tub

    more general term; often refers to a wooden tub outdoors, not necessarily with jet nozzles

  • whirlpool bath

    more technical or formal term; commonly used in hotel and spa descriptions

  • spa

    broader term that can mean the facility itself or a jacuzzi-like tub; context determines the meaning

Usage Note

Technically a trademarked brand name, jacuzzi is very commonly used to refer to any whirlpool bath or hot tub, regardless of manufacturer. In careful writing, use 'whirlpool bath' or 'hot tub' for generic references.

Common Mistakes

We bought a Jacuzzi for the garden.
We bought a hot tub for the garden.
'Jacuzzi' is a brand name; use 'hot tub' for the generic product in formal writing.

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Jacuzzi is a brand name that has become a common term for any bathtub fitted with underwater jets that blow warm water and air to create bubbles and a massaging effect. Hot tub is a broader, more generic term that often describes a wooden outdoor tub filled with heated water, sometimes with jets but not necessarily — it emphasises the warmth and communal soaking experience rather than the jet mechanism. Whirlpool bath is more formal and technical; it appears frequently in hotel listings and bathroom catalogues to describe any bathtub with jet technology, without referencing a specific brand. Spa is the widest of the four: it can refer to a health resort, a beauty treatment facility, or a jacuzzi-like tub — when used for the tub, it is often combined with words such as 'outdoor spa' or 'spa bath'. For everyday speech, 'jacuzzi' is the most common word in casual conversation; for hotel brochures and product labels, 'whirlpool bath' is preferred.

jacuzzi ↗hot tubwhirlpool bathspa ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • hot tub
  • whirlpool bath
  • massage bath

Prepositions

Etymology

ItalianEnglish

The word comes from the Italian surname Jacuzzi. In the 1950s, Candido Jacuzzi invented a portable hydrotherapy pump to treat his son's arthritis. The family company later built bathtubs with built-in jets, and the brand name Jacuzzi became so widely recognised that people began using it for any kind of whirlpool bath.