pagoda

[ puh-goh-duh ]

/ pəˈgoʊ də /

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noun

(in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.

any of several former gold or silver coins of southern India, usually bearing a figure of such a temple, first issued in the late 16th century and later also by British, French, and Dutch traders.

Origin of pagoda

1625–35; <Portuguese pagode temple ≪ Persian butkada (but idol + kada temple, dwelling)

OTHER WORDS FROM pagoda

pa·go·da·like, adjectivesub·pa·go·da, noun

Words nearby pagoda

paging, Paglia, Pagliacci, I, pagne, Pagnol, pagoda, pagoda tree, Pago Pago, pagophagia, pagurian, pagurid

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Example sentences from the Web for pagoda

She called out, but the pagoda was so high that her voice did not carry down to him.
The Chinese Fairy Book|Various
On the evening of the 30th he had, at the general's order, ridden up to the pagoda.
On the Irrawaddy|G. A. Henty
Ursula went down the steps of the portico which led to the pagoda at the foot of the garden.
Ursula|Honore de Balzac
I resent the pagoda because it means that she will go without a spring hat.
The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

The pagoda in her blooming garden figured the arrangement—how otherwise was it to be named?
The Golden Bowl|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for pagoda

pagoda

/ (pəˈɡəʊdə) /

noun

an Indian or Far Eastern temple, esp a tower, usually pyramidal and having many storeys

Word Origin for pagoda

C17: from Portuguese pagode, ultimately from Sanskrit bhagavatī divine

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for pagoda

pagoda

A tower with several different stories, each of which has its own roof. Pagodas are common in eastern Asia and originally served religious purposes as memorials or shrines.

单词	pagoda
释义	pagoda [ puh-goh-duh ] / pəˈgoʊ də / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pagoda ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories. any of several former gold or silver coins of southern India, usually bearing a figure of such a temple, first issued in the late 16th century and later also by British, French, and Dutch traders. Origin of pagoda 1625–35; <Portuguese pagode temple ≪ Persian butkada (but idol + kada temple, dwelling) OTHER WORDS FROM pagoda pa·go·da·like, adjectivesub·pa·go·da, noun Words nearby pagoda paging, Paglia, Pagliacci, I, pagne, Pagnol, pagoda, pagoda tree, Pago Pago, pagophagia, pagurian, pagurid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pagoda She called out, but the pagoda was so high that her voice did not carry down to him. The Chinese Fairy Book\|Various On the evening of the 30th he had, at the general's order, ridden up to the pagoda. On the Irrawaddy\|G. A. Henty Ursula went down the steps of the portico which led to the pagoda at the foot of the garden. Ursula\|Honore de Balzac I resent the pagoda because it means that she will go without a spring hat. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick The pagoda in her blooming garden figured the arrangement—how otherwise was it to be named? The Golden Bowl\|Henry James British Dictionary definitions for pagoda pagoda / (pəˈɡəʊdə) / noun an Indian or Far Eastern temple, esp a tower, usually pyramidal and having many storeys Word Origin for pagoda C17: from Portuguese pagode, ultimately from Sanskrit bhagavatī divine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pagoda memorial, shrine, gazebo, temple, alcove, tower Cultural definitions for pagoda pagoda A tower with several different stories, each of which has its own roof. Pagodas are common in eastern Asia and originally served religious purposes as memorials or shrines. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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pagoda

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noun

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