Jacuzzi

A trademark. Named after the Jacuzzi brothers. Obsolete variant of Italian Iacuzzi, as Italian has removed the letter J from native words.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈku.zi/

Jacuzzi (plural Jacuzzis)

1. Alternative form of jacuzzi [from 1960s]

Jacuzzi

1. A surname from Italian.
2. The Jacuzzi company.

Jacuzzi (third-person singular simple present Jacuzzis, present participle Jacuzziing, simple past and past participle Jacuzzied)

1. Alternative form of jacuzzi

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jacuzzi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 239.
• Forebears

Borrowed from English jacuzzi.

• IPA^(key): /jaˈkʊt͡si/, /d͡ʒaˈkuːzi/

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Jacuzzi m (strong, genitive Jacuzzis or Jacuzzi, plural Jacuzzis or Jacuzzi)

1. (uncommon) jacuzzi

   Synonyms: (usual) Whirlpool, (also rare) Sprudelbad

   • 2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit‎:

     In der Badezone nebenan planschen Frauen in Jacuzzis und einem Schwimmbecken, aber dafür ist jetzt noch nicht die Zeit.

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   • 2020 February 15, Katrin Groth, “Auf der „Roald Amundsen“ in der Antarktis: Grüner als andere”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:

     Für noch mehr Nachhaltigkeit wird an Bord die Motorabwärme genutzt, um Duschen, Kabinen und die beiden Jacuzzi zu heizen.

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• “Jacuzzi” in Duden online
• “Jacuzzi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Originally Iacuzzi, the surname was misspelled with an initial J by an Ellis Island official. Related to Giacomo, along with many other spelling variants.

• IPA^(key): /jaˈkut.t͡si/
• Rhymes: -uttsi
• Hyphenation: Ja‧cùz‧zi

Jacuzzi m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Dodd, Philip (2008): What's in a Name?: From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People