pagoda

  • 11pagoda — (n.) 1580s, from Port. pagode (early 16c.), from a corruption of Pers. butkada, from but idol + kada dwelling. Or perhaps from or influenced by Tamil pagavadi house belonging to a deity, from Skt. bhagavati goddess, fem. of bhagavat blessed,… …

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  • 12pagoda — pãgoda dkt …

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  • 13pagoda — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. ż Ia, CMc. pagodaodzie; lm D. pagodagód {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} świątynia buddyjska lub hinduistyczna mająca kilka pięter, z ozdobnymi, łukowatymi dachami na każdym piętrze (typowa dla Chin i Azji Południowo Wschodniej)… …

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  • 14pagoda — sustantivo femenino 1. Templo oriental, propio del budismo, formado por varios pisos superpuestos separados por cornisas y tejados inclinados …

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  • 15pagoda — (Del port. pagode). 1. f. Templo de las deidades en algunos pueblos de Oriente. 2. Cada una de las deidades que en ellos se adoran …

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  • 16pagoda — ► NOUN ▪ a Hindu or Buddhist temple or other sacred building, typically having a many tiered tower. ORIGIN Portuguese pagode …

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  • 17pagoda — [pə gō′də] n. [Port pagode, prob. < Pers butkadah, house of idols < but, idol + kadah, house, dwelling, prob. infl. by Prakrit bhagodī, divine, holy < Sans bhagavatī, divine, deity] in India and the Far East, a temple in the form of a… …

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  • 18Pagoda — A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a… …

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  • 19Pagoda — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pagode (homonymie). Pagoda Pays d’origine …

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  • 20pagoda — pagodalike, adj. /peuh goh deuh/, n. 1. (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward curving roofs over the individual stories. 2. any of several former gold or silver coins… …

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