Spa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spa"

English

Etymology

The town name is from Walloon espa (fountain, spring), which could be from Latin spargere (to spread, scatter) or spatium (free space).

Proper noun

Spa

  1. A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spaː/
  • Hyphenation: Spa
  • Rhymes: -aː
  • Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa ?

  1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spa/

Proper noun

Spa f

  1. a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
    Holonym: Belgique

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Spa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: Spa
  • Homophone: spa

Proper noun

Spa n (indeclinable)

  1. Spa (a municipality, a town in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

Further reading

  • Spa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Spa in PWN's encyclopedia