pagode — meaning in English

English meaning

• pagoda noun A Hindu temple.

Senses

pagode is used for these senses in English:

• pagoda A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]

pagoda — full definition

1. noun A Hindu temple.
2. noun A tall building in an Indian, Burmese, or Thai style erected at Hindu or Buddhist temples in South and Southeast Asia, a stupa surmounted with a high point.
3. noun A multi-storey tower in a Chinese style used in various contexts across East Asia and Nepal, usually with upturned curving roofs above each storey.
4. noun A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India.