wat

American  

[waht] / wɑt /

noun

1. a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.

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wat British  

/ wɑːt /

noun

1. a Thai Buddhist monastery or temple

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Etymology

Origin of wat

1870–75; < Thai < Sanskrit vāṭa enclosure

Example Sentences

Wat Tyler led the Peasants Revolt some 150 years later to get a better deal for farm laborers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he is hopeful tourists will return to the Angkor archaeological park -- home to scores of temple ruins from the Khmer Empire, including the Bayon Temple and top attraction, Angkor Wat.

From Barron's

Outside Angkor Wat, tuk-tuk driver Nov Mao said his income had halved since the clashes began.

From Barron's

But he was confident tourists would return to Angkor Wat after the fighting ceased.

From Barron's

A woman who was believed to be dead and about to be cremated at the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, has been found alive by staff.

From BBC