WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
zen•do
(zen′dō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos.
- Eastern Religionsthe meditation room of a Zen monastery.
- Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese táng hall, meeting hall; compare tong2)
- Japanese zendō, equivalent. to zen zen + -dō (earlier dau, daũ
- 1955–60