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wat | yo |

As nouns the difference between wat and yo

is that wat is a Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia while yo is abbreviation of {{term||year/years old}.

As pronouns the difference between wat and yo

is that wat is an alternative spelling of lang=en while yo is form of your|lang=en.

As an adverb wat

is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a determiner wat

is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a proper noun Wat

is a medieval English given name, short for Walter.

As an interjection yo is

A greeting similar to hi.

As a contraction yo is

contraction of you and are.

As an abbreviation YO is

years old.

wat

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia.
  • There are two wats near this village.
    Angkor Wat
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  • * 1996 , James Bissett Pratt, The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage , page 194:
  • It would be a mistake, however, to emphasize the Hindu element in Cambodian Buddhism and Cambodian temples. At its greatest it is always a subordinate element and in most of the wats or temples it hardly appears at all,
  • *
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  • See also

    * chedi * pagoda * stupa *

    Etymology 2

    From Amharic.

    Noun

  • A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
  • Etymology 3

    Variation of what.

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (informal, Internet, text messaging)
  • Adverb

    (-)
  • (informal, Internet, text messaging)
  • Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • (informal, Internet, text messaging)
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    yo

    English

    (wikipedia yo)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) yo, io, . More at yea.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang)
  • Yo Paulie! How's it going?
  • (slang)
  • Yo , check this out!
  • (military slang) Present]]! [[here, Here!
  • Sergeant: ''Smith? ''Private Smith: Yo !

    Etymology 2

    From (term, you're), (your), etc.

    Contraction

    (head)
  • (African American Vernacular English) contraction of you and are
  • Yo a fool.

    Pronoun

    (head)
  • (colloquial)
  • Yo sandwich only has bacon in it. Want some ketchup on that?
  • (Baltimore)
  • Yo was tuckin' in his shirt! ( Stotko and Troyer 2007)
    Synonyms
    * (greeting) hey, hi; see also * (interjection) hey

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (head)