wat

noun

1. A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

   “There are two wats near this village.”

   “Angkor Wat”

   “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.”

   “Aside from its religious function in the community, the wat also performs a large variety of social functions.”

   “It would be a mistake, however, to emphasize the Hindu element in Cambodian Buddhism and Cambodian temples. At its greatest it is always a subordinate element and in most of the wats or temples it hardly appears at all, […]”

2. 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.”

pron

1. (Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal)Alternative spelling of what.

adv

1. (Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal, not-comparable)Alternative spelling of what.

det

1. (Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal)Alternative spelling of 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."”

name

1. A medieval English given name, short for Walter or from the Anglo-Saxon name Watt.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Waterford.