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wat¹

  • /wat/ UK
  • /wɒt/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

noun wats

  1. 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

  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.

wat³

  • /wæ(ː)t/ UK, US

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

pronoun

  1. Internet, alternative, informal Alternative spelling of what.what

adverb

  1. Internet, alternative, informal, not comparable Alternative spelling of what.what

determiner

  1. Internet, alternative, informal 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

  1. A medieval English given name, short for Walter or from the Anglo-Saxon name Watt.

WAT⁵

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Waterford.Waterford

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