pəˈgōdə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese pagode oriental idol, temple, from a Dravidian source, from Sanskrit bhagavatī, epithet of Hindu goddesses, feminine of bhagavat blessed, possessing good fortune — more at bhagavat
1.
a. : a Far Eastern structure resembling a tower of several stories that is often richly decorated and typically has projecting concavely curved roofs at the division of each story that terminate in sharp points turned upward but sometimes has a simple pyramidal outline and that is erected usually as a temple or memorial or edifice built out of personal piety either in isolation or as an adjunct to other usually sacred architecture
b. : a small often ornamental structure (as a summerhouse) resembling or suggestive of a pagoda in outline
2. : a gold or sometimes silver coin used in the subcontinent of India up to the second decade of the 19th century
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