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

  1. a subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree

Ancestry of “pagode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayalamപകോതിDurga temple
2Sanskritभगवतीgoddess

Words derived from “pagode”

Every word from Sanskrit भगवती →Every word from Malayalam പകോതി →
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