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English word origin

Etymology of wat

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
adv

Alternative spelling of what.

det

Alternative spelling of what.

pron

Alternative spelling of what.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

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