Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Buddhist temple in Thailand or Cambodia.

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  • noun A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia.
  • pronoun informal, Internet, text messaging Alternative spelling of what.
  • adverb informal, Internet, text messaging Alternative spelling of what.
  • determiner informal, Internet, text messaging Alternative spelling of what.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Thai, from Sanskrit vāṭaḥ, enclosure; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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Variation of what.

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From Thai วัด.

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  • I think the next YouTube dialect challenge should incorporate new words. Is wat pronounced the same as what?

    July 22, 2016