how to pronounce sauna

/ˈsaʊnə/

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sauna is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sauna in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… rivals any five-star spa sauna steam …”

meaning of sauna

A sauna is a room with a stove and a chimney, where people can go to sweat out toxins.

sauna frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sauna occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.