Phrase guide

Swedish massage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A popular style of massage involving effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, friction, and vibration/shaking as the basic strokes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

massage combined with a system of active and passive exercises for the muscles and joints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: massage

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑞典式按摩 (ruìdiǎnshì ànmó) — style of massage
  • Dutch: Zweedse massage — style of massage
  • Finnish: klassinen ruotsalainen hieronta — style of massage
  • French: massage suédois — style of massage
  • German: schwedische Massage — style of massage
  • Japanese: スウェーデン式マッサージ (Suwēden-shiki massāji) — style of massage
  • Japanese: スウェディッシュマッサージ (Suwedisshu massāji) — style of massage
  • Korean: 스웨덴식 마사지 (Seuwedensik masaji) — style of massage
  • Polish: masaż szwedzki — style of massage
  • Russian: шве́дский масса́ж (švédskij massáž) — style of massage
  • Spanish: masaje sueco — style of massage
  • Swedish: svensk massage — style of massage
  • Swedish: klassisk massage — style of massage
  • Turkish: İsveç masajı — style of massage
  • Ukrainian: шведський масаж (švedsʹkyj masaž) — style of massage