wat

[ waht ]

/ wɑt /

a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.

Origin of wat

1870–75; < Thai < Sanskrit vāṭa enclosure

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

Fresh Picks |Steven Raichlen |June 30, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Wat Wynk: an alliterative nick-name like Nicholl Nedy in l. 405.

Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose |Various
After consultation with his courtiers the King conceded everything asked by Wat Tyler.

The Story of London |Henry B. Wheatley
One of these imposts was the poll-tax, similar to that which gave rise to Wat.

Roumania Past and Present |James Samuelson

He could not help Joan by having himself captured or killed, nor was it fair to Grim and Wat.

Slaves of Mercury |Nat Schachner
Wat and Scarlett sat down on the shore, which stretched away lonely and barren for miles on either side of them.

Lochinvar |S. R. Crockett

wat

/ (wɑːt) /

a Thai Buddhist monastery or temple

Thai, from Sanskrit vāta enclosure