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wat.

A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/wat/UK/wɒt/UK
  1. A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

    There are two wats near this village.
    Angkor Wat
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

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

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ).

pron/wæ(ː)t/UK, US
  1. Alternative spelling of what.

    Internet · alt-of · alternative · informal
Where this word comes from

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

adv/wæ(ː)t/UK, US
  1. Alternative spelling of what.

    Internet · alt-of · alternative · informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

det/wæ(ː)t/UK, US
  1. Alternative spelling of what.

    Internet · alt-of · alternative · informal
Where this word comes from

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

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