stupa
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
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- 9
- Letters
- 5
/ˈstuːpə/
Definition of stupa
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others, especially dome-shaped monuments in the Indian style.
“He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like miniature stupas.”
“I cupped her cheeks and thought of the lotus flowers at the thresholds of Buddhist stupas, their pale petals resting in the palms of the faithful.”
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noun
-
A Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others, especially dome-shaped monuments in the Indian style.
“He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like miniature stupas.”
“I cupped her cheeks and thought of the lotus flowers at the thresholds of Buddhist stupas, their pale petals resting in the palms of the faithful.”
- A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa). Doublet of tope.
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