"wat" meaning in English

See wat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /wæ(ː)t/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Variation of what, used for humorous effect. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} wat (not comparable)
  1. (informal, Internet, text messaging) Alternative spelling of what Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal, not-comparable Alternative form of: what Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-wat-en-adv-dv8nhCX0 Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English determiners: 10 10 34 36 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 34 35 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Determiner

IPA: /wæ(ː)t/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Variation of what, used for humorous effect. Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} wat, {{en-det}} wat
  1. (informal, Internet, text messaging) Alternative spelling of what Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: what Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-wat-en-det-dv8nhCX0 Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English determiners: 10 10 34 36 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 34 35 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /wat/ [UK], /wɒt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wat.wav Forms: wats [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|th|วัด|tr=wát}} Thai วัด (wát) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wat (plural wats)
  1. A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Categories (topical): Places of worship Categories (place): Cambodia, Laos, Thailand Related terms: chedi, pagoda, stupa Translations (Buddhist temple): ဝတ်ကျောင်း (watkyaung:) (Burmese), ဝက် (wak) (Burmese), 佛寺 (fósì) (Chinese Mandarin), 寺院 (fóyuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 漥寺 (wāsì) (Chinese Mandarin), 洼寺 (wāsì) (Chinese Mandarin), wat [masculine] (Czech), buddhalainen temppeli (Finnish), wat (Finnish), 寺院 (ji'in) (alt: じいん) (Japanese), ワット (watto) (Japanese), វត្ត (vŏət) (Khmer), 와트 (wateu) (Korean), 사원 (sawon) (alt: 寺院) (Korean), ວັດ (wat) (Lao), ᦞᧆ (vad) (), wat (Malay), वाट (wāṭ) (Nepali), wat [masculine] (Portuguese), ват (vat) [masculine] (Russian), templo budista [masculine] (Spanish), วัด (wát) (Thai), ལྷ་ཁང (lha khang) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-wat-en-noun-1~1PZpzz Disambiguation of Places of worship: 9 9 58 17 8 Disambiguation of Cambodia: 6 6 69 13 6 Disambiguation of Laos: 6 6 69 13 6 Disambiguation of Thailand: 5 5 72 12 5 Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Lü translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, West Frisian entries with incorrect language header, West Frisian interrogative pronouns, West Frisian pronouns Disambiguation of English determiners: 10 10 34 36 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 34 35 10 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 12 12 41 22 12 Disambiguation of West Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 4 5 4 4 12 5 4 2 0 0 5 3 0 1 1 3 0 4 5 3 4 1 2 7 0 0 4 5 1 0 Disambiguation of West Frisian interrogative pronouns: 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 1 2 4 4 3 3 10 4 3 2 0 0 7 2 0 1 1 3 0 4 7 3 2 1 2 5 0 0 5 4 3 0 Disambiguation of West Frisian pronouns: 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 3 4 4 4 3 11 4 3 2 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 1 3 5 1 1 3 4 3 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowing from Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|am|ወጥ}} Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} wat
  1. (cooking) A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-wat-en-noun-ZwrB0t-u Categories (other): English 3-letter words, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 19 19 20 26 17 Disambiguation of English determiners: 10 10 34 36 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 34 35 10 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /wæ(ː)t/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Variation of what, used for humorous effect. Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} wat, {{en-pron}} wat
  1. (informal, Internet, text messaging) Alternative spelling of what Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: what Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-wat-en-pron-dv8nhCX0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 34 35 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1857, Sir John Bowring, The kingdom and people of Siam, volume 1, page 165:",
          "text": "Having at last got past the crowd of boats, we advanced rapidly for two hours more, when we stopped at a wat, in order to give the men a rest.",
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          "ref": "1996, James Bissett Pratt, The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage, page 194:",
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          "word": "វត្ត"
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  "etymology_text": "Variation of what, used for humorous effect.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "determiner",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wat",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "expansion": "wat",
      "name": "en-det"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "what"
        }
      ],
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        "English informal terms",
        "English text messaging slang",
        "en:Internet"
      ],
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        "Alternative spelling of what"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what#English"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, Internet, text messaging) Alternative spelling of what"
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wæ(ː)t/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wat"
}

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