Definitions for katkɑt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

katkɑt(n.)

or khat or qat

  1. the leaves of a SW Asian and African shrub, Catha edulis, of the staff-tree family: chewed as a stimulant or made into a tea.

    Category: Plants

  2. the shrub itself.

Origin of kat:

1855–60; < Ar qāt

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea(noun)

    the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

    "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"

Wiktionary

  1. Kat(ProperNoun)

    A short form of the female given names Katharine and Katherine.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kat(noun)

    an Arabian shrub Catha edulis) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs


Translations for kat

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

cat(noun)

a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet

a Siamese cat.

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