Temazcal

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A temazcal [temasˈkal] is a type of sweat lodge, which originated with indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The term temazcal comes from the Nahuatl language, either from the words teme (to bathe) and calli (house),^[1] or from the word temāzcalli [temaːsˈkalːi] (house of heat).^{[citation needed]}