— pagodalike , adj.
/peuh goh"deuh/ , n.
1. (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
2. any of several former gold or silver coins of southern India, usually bearing a figure of such a temple, first issued in the late 16th century and later also by British, French, and Dutch traders.
[ 1625-35;
pagode temple butkada ( but idol + kada temple, dwelling) ]