wat

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1. 1

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

   • There are two wats near this village.
   • Angkor Wat
   • 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.
2. 2

   A 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.
3. 3

   Alternative spelling of what.

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   1. 4

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

   2. 5

      Abbreviation of Waterford.

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