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wat¹
- /wat/ UK
- /wɒt/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).
noun wats
- A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. There are two wats near this village.
wat²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ).
noun
- 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.
wat³
- /wæ(ː)t/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æt
Where it comes from
Variation of what, used for humorous effect.
pronoun
- Alternative spelling of what.what
adverb
- Alternative spelling of what.what
determiner
- Alternative spelling of what.what 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."
Wat⁴
proper noun
- A medieval English given name, short for Walter or from the Anglo-Saxon name Watt.
WAT⁵
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Waterford.Waterford