wat

[ waht ]

noun

1. a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.

wat

/ wɑːt /

noun

1. a Thai Buddhist monastery or temple

Word History and Origins

Origin of wat¹

1870–75; < Thai < Sanskrit vāṭa enclosure

Word History and Origins

Origin of wat¹

Thai, from Sanskrit vāta enclosure

Example Sentences

That would have made rice grains at Ban Non Wat fair game for avian ancestors of chickens.

From Science News

Siem Reap, Cambodia, is a fairly wild city best known as the gateway to Angor Wat.

From The Daily Beast

An dem pieces yo orated den was a hull lot nicer dan wat Mars Chet is sayin.

From Project Gutenberg

John Ball, in order to be chancellor under Wat Tyler, gave his followers a sermon.

From Project Gutenberg

Laith will the lassie be to weet her bonny shoon, but lang ere the play'll be ower she'll wat her hat aboon.

From Project Gutenberg

Step litely, stranger, fer yer lize the mortil part uv wat you mus be sum da.

From Project Gutenberg

When he had described the pair he wanted, the boy said: "W'y these ere must be the pair wat's just gone to the Toronto boat!"

From Project Gutenberg