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pa·go·da
(pə-gō′də)n.
1.
a. A religious building of East Asia and Southeast Asia, especially a multistory Buddhist tower with overhanging eaves separating each level, erected as a memorial or shrine.
b. A stupa.
2. A structure, such as a garden pavilion, built in imitation of a multistory Buddhist tower.
[Portuguese pagode, perhaps from Tamil pagavadi, from Sanskrit bhagavatī, goddess, from feminine of bhagavat-, blessed, from bhagaḥ, good fortune; see bhag- in Indo-European roots.]
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pagoda
(pəˈɡəʊdə) orpagod
n
(Buddhism) an Indian or Far Eastern temple, esp a tower, usually pyramidal and having many storeys
[C17: from Portuguese pagode, ultimately from Sanskrit bhagavatī divine]
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pa•go•da
(pəˈgoʊ də)n., pl. -das.
a temple or sacred building of the Far East, usu. a tower having an upward-curving roof over each story.
[1625–35; < Portuguese pagode temple « Persian butkada (but idol + kada temple, dwelling)]
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pagoda
A Buddhist Indian, Southeast Asian or Chinese temple in the form of a tower, copied as a decorative building in Europe from the eighteenth century P’ai Lou, a highly decorated Chinese gateway.
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Noun | 1. | pagoda - an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof temple - place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity |
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Translations
باغودا، مَعْبد في الشَّرق الأوسَط
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pagoda
n → Pagode f
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pagoda
(pəˈgəudə) noun a Chinese temple, built in the shape of a tall tower, each storey of which has its own narrow strip of overhanging roof.
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