shi ‧ a ‧ tsu /ʃiˈætsuː $ ʃiˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Japanese ; Origin: shiatsuryoho , from shi 'finger' + atsu- 'pressure' + ryoho 'treatment' ]
a Japanese form of ↑ massage (=pressing and rubbing someone’s body)