stupa

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstuːpə/

Noun

stupa (plural stupas)

1. (Buddhism) 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.

Translations

• French: stupa or stûpa
• German: Stupa
• Italian: stupa
• Portuguese: estupa
• Russian: сту́па
• Spanish: estupa

Noun

stupa (plural stupas)

1. A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).

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