wat

[waht]

noun

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

wat

/ wɑːt /

noun

1. a Thai Buddhist monastery or temple

Word History and Origins

Origin of wat¹

1870–75; < Thai < Sanskrit vāṭa enclosure

Word History and Origins

Origin of wat¹

Thai, from Sanskrit vāta enclosure

Example Sentences

But by the time the 51-year-old Johnson traveled to Cambodia in 2002 to explore Angkor Wat and other remnants of the Khmer Empire, she was living through a series of disappointments, romantic and otherwise.

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I meet Sothea on a hot and sticky afternoon this summer, in Siem Reap, a town close to Angkor Wat and the other monuments that first drew Johnson to Cambodia.

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They make a spicy stew called "doro wat", which is served with injera - a traditional fermented pancake-like flatbread.

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The brand new Chinese-built airport terminal at Siem Reap, gateway to the famed temple complex of Angkor Wat, is deserted.

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He took the first known photographs of the temple of Angkor Wat, in the country known today as Cambodia.

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