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khat
/ kɑːt; kæt /
noun
- a white-flowered evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Africa and Arabia, whose leaves have narcotic properties
- the leaves of this shrub, chewed or prepared as a drink
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Word History and Origins
Origin of khat1
C19: from Arabic qāt
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Example Sentences
Both are synthetic versions of a natural ingredient found in the East African khat plant.
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The Rmpr Dwn may supply the explanation of the uncertain words tarkb khat.
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There it is the term in every-day use for any rough bedstead, such as the natives sleep on and call a khat.
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This knot is called the goor khat, or holy knot, and no man who has not been properly ordained is allowed to tie it.
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Khat-i-Sherif—a command either signed by the Sultan or issued directly through him.
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The staff instantly opened, and out of it sprang a man, who said that his name was Khat, a word which signifies begotten of wood.
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