Definitions for katkɑt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
katkɑt(n.)
or khat or qat
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
the shrub itself.
Origin of kat:
1855–60; < Ar qāt
Princeton's WordNet
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
Kat(ProperNoun)
A short form of the female given names Katharine and Katherine.
Webster Dictionary
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
- katAfrikaans
- قِطArabic
- коткаBulgarian
- gatoPortuguese (BR)
- kočkaCzech
- die KatzeGerman
- katDanish
- γάταGreek
- gatoSpanish
- kassEstonian
- گربهFarsi
- kissaFinnish
- chat, chatteFrench
- חָתוּלHebrew
- बिल्लीHindi
- mačkaCroatian
- macskaHungarian
- kucingIndonesian
- kötturIcelandic
- gattoItalian
- 猫Japanese
- 고양이Korean
- katė, katinasLithuanian
- kaķisLatvian
- kucingMalay
- katDutch
- kattNorwegian
- kotPolish
- گربهPersian
- پیشوPashto
- gatoPortuguese
- pisicăRomanian
- кошкаRussian
- mačkaSlovak
- maček, mačkaSlovenian
- mačkaSerbian
- kattSwedish
- แมวThai
- kediTurkish
- 貓Chinese (Trad.)
- кіт, кішкаUkrainian
- بلیUrdu
- con mèoVietnamese
- 猫Chinese (Simp.)
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