GODOWN Meaning of GODOWN in English [ 'gəʊdaʊn , gəʊ'daʊn ]■ noun (in east Asia, especially India) a warehouse.OriginC16: from Port. gudão , from Tamil kiṭaṅku , Malayalam kiṭaṅṅu , or Kannada gadaṅgu . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004