wat

plural wats

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

   Angkor Wat

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   There are two wats near this village.

   Having at last got past the crowd of boats, we advanced rapidly for two hours more, when we stopped at a wat, in order to give the men a rest.

   1857, Sir John Bowring, The kingdom and people of Siam, volume 1, page 165

   Aside from its religious function in the community, the wat also performs a large variety of social functions.

   1982, Carlo Caldarola, Religions and societies, Asia and the Middle East, page 379

   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, […]

   1996, James Bissett Pratt, The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage, page 194

   It is often possible to discern the motivation or importance of a wat by examining its name

   1999, Steve Van Beek with Luca Invernizzi, The arts of Thailand, page 15

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

   In Ethiopia, a volcanic pepper and spice seasoning, berbere, is widely used, and the stews called wats are eaten with a spongy flat bread, injera.

   [1987 July 29, Steven Barboza, “Culinary Delights of Africa Reflect a Continent's Diversity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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   Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai."

   2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2009

1. A medieval English given name, short for Walter or from the Anglo-Saxon name Watt.

1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Waterford.