chirapsia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. massage as a form of therapy

Word forms

chirapsia

Etymology

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

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