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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Portuguese
Origin: pagode, probably from Sanskrit bhagavat 'blessed'

pagoda

 noun
     
Related topics: Buddhism
pa‧go‧da [countable]
RRB a Buddhist temple (=religious building) that has several levels with a decorated roof at each level
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