pagoda

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pa·go·da /pəˈɡəʊdə $ -ˈɡoʊ-/ noun [countable]  RRBa Buddhist temple (=religious building) that has several levels with a decorated roof at each level （佛）塔

Examples from the Corpus

pagoda• I knew the land climbed slightly upward in the direction of a pagoda somewhere in front of us.• The group also is in the middle of a $ 45,000 project to renovate a pagoda in the ancient quarter.• He had seen the etchings of it one evening after performing a ritual of weed-pulling from the tombs behind the abandoned pagoda.• Buddhist pagodas have sprung back to life.• In the early-morning sun the incomparably beautiful Shwe Dagon pagoda with its gold-plated spire could be seen from some miles away.• There is no dividing line between the pagoda and life outside.• He just went to the pagoda until he met some one who spoke his dialect.• Now the Khmer Rouge take their land and smash their pagodas.Origin pagoda (1500-1600) Portuguese pagode, probably from Sanskrit bhagavat “blessed”

pa·go·da nounChineseSyllable  

(=religious Corpus levels building) temple that has a several Buddhist

pagoda
pa‧go‧da /pəˈɡəʊdə $ -ˈɡoʊ-/ noun [countable]a Buddhist temple (=religious building) that has several levels with a decorated roof at each level

pa·godaBrE /pəˈɡəʊdə/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈɡoʊdə/ 🔊 noun

a temple (= religious building) in S or E Asia in the form of a tall tower with several levels, each of which has its own roof that extends beyond the walls （南亚或东亚的）佛塔