Obs. Pl. -ellaes, -ely. [Pg. and It. varella, -ela (16th cent.), of doubtful origin.] A pagoda.
1588. T. Hickock, trans. C. Frederick’s Voy., 33 b. They spend many of these Sugar canes in making of houses and tents which they call Varely for their Idoles.
1599. Hakluyt, Voy., II. I. 260. They consume in these Varellaes great quantity of golde; for that they be all gilded aloft.
1638. Sir T. Herbert, Trav. (ed. 2), 318. The Varellaes (or Temples) … are observable; each Varella farcinated with ugly (but guilded) Idolls.
1662. J. Davies, trans. Mandelslo’s Trav., 119. The King of Pegu … had them placed amongst the other Idols kept in a Varella or Mosquee.
