• Stupa

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈstuːpÉ™/
    • Rhymes: -uːpÉ™

    Origin 1

    From Sanskrit स्तूप.

    Full definition of stupa

    Noun

    stupa

    (plural stupas)
    1. A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.
      • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like miniature stupas.

    Origin 2

    Noun

    stupa

    (plural stupas)
    1. A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).
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