wat

noun2

1. •
   A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

   • There are two wats near this village.
2. •
   A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

   • In Ethiopia, a volcanic pepper and spice seasoning, berbere, is widely used, and the stews called wats are eaten with a spongy flat bread, injera. — 1987