Definition of "pagoda" in English

noun

1. A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.

2. (now rare, usually in form pagod) An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol.

3. (historical) A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties and colonial powers in southern India.

   • I, in about two hours, notwithstanding the utmost caution, found myself minus upwards of six hundred pagodas […] .

4. An ornamental structure imitating the design of the religious building, erected in a park or garden.

5. (rare) A pagoda sleeve.