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pagoda

/pəˈɡəʊdə/puh-GOH-duh
/pəˈɡoʊdə/puh-GOH-duh

Meaningidol-house, temple

Common meaning: a tiered temple tower

Journey through time

  1. Persianbut-kadah‘an idol-temple’source
  2. Portuguesepagodasource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan idol-temple → a tiered temple towerpagoda‘a tiered temple tower’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Persian but-kadah ‘idol-house, temple’.

Roots

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