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Definition of 'wat'

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia.
    • There are two wats near this village.
    Angkor Wat
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  • * 1996 , James Bissett Pratt, The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage , page 194:
    • It would be a mistake, however, to emphasize the Hindu element in Cambodian Buddhism and Cambodian temples. At its greatest it is always a subordinate element and in most of the wats or temples it hardly appears at all,
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    • See also

    * chedi * pagoda * stupa *

    Etymology 2

    From Amharic.

    Noun

  • A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

    • Etymology 3

    Variation of what.

    Pronoun

    (en-pron)
  • (informal|Internet|text messaging)

    • Adverb

    (-)
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    • Determiner

    (en-det)
  • (informal|Internet|text messaging)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    Similar to 'wat'

    what, wet, watt, wit, wait, whet, whit, woot, wot, weet, wut, whot, wott