chirapsia

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χειραψίᾱ (kheirapsíā, “massage”), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἅψις (hápsis, “contact, touching”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”).[1]

Noun

chirapsia (uncountable)

  1. massage as a form of therapy

References
  1. “chirapsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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