Where does “pagode” come from?
pagode (Portuguese) comes from Malayalam പകോതി, from Sanskrit भगवती — goddess.
pagode (Portuguese): a subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree
Definitions
- a subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree
Ancestry of “pagode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malayalam | പകോതി | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भगवती | goddess |
Words derived from “pagode”