mantapa

man·ta·pa

[muhn-tuh-puh]
noun
a porch or vestibule of a Brahman temple.
Also, man·tap·pa.
Also called chaori.


Origin:
< Hindi maṇḍap < Sanskrit maṇḍapa

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