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wat
/wat/
noun 2name 2pron 1adv 1det 1
Collocations
3VERB + WAT
matter, stopped, visit
WAT + NOUN
cambodia, temple, thai, yanviriya, yu
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
There are two wats near this village.
Angkor Wat
noun
1
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.
pron
1
Alternative spelling of what.
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There are two wats near this village.
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Angkor Wat
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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.
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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.
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Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai."
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I'd like to visit Angkor Wat before I die.
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