kat

or khat, qat

[ kaht ]

noun

1. an evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Arabia and Africa, the leaves of which are used as a narcotic when chewed or made into a beverage.

kat

/ kɑːt; kæt /

noun

1. See khat
   a variant spelling of khat

Word History and Origins

Origin of kat¹

First recorded in 1855–60, kat is from the Arabic word qāt

Example Sentences

Bwamba relishes those wins, such as when she figured out how to make a Kit Kat taste like the fruity milk at the bottom of a bowl of colorful cereal.

From Popular-Science

Kat Smith-Tice and Leslie Davis drove to Perry from Atlanta with David Perdue signs in hand.

From The Daily Beast

Pizza Hut Middle East hopes to keep your stomach from rumbling with “Kit Kat Pops”, aka Kit Kat candy bars wrapped in pizza dough.

From The Daily Beast

Kat Cole, the chief executive officer of Cinnabon, started her career in high school as a part-time waitress at Hooters.

From The Daily Beast

The broadcast was heavily peppered with commercials for Pepsi, Kit Kat, Chevrolet, and KFC.

From The Daily Beast

And yes, that is Kat Dennings getting her breast sucked by two men while a third pours liquor down her throat.

From The Daily Beast

Lyra d soi, n d' eg, kai kithara leipetai, kai kata polin chrsima; kai au kat' agrous tois nomeusi syrinx an tis ei.

From Project Gutenberg

The Katodi—outcasts, who take their name from preparing the kat, or cat-echu, and who hang about the villages of the plains.

From Project Gutenberg

Acatalectic, a-kat-a-lek′tik, adj. having the complete number of syllables as a verse: without defect.

From Project Gutenberg

Of the early life of John Catnach, (Kat-nak), the father, we have little information.

From Project Gutenberg

I selected one—with rather an ominous name, I admit:—Kat-hair-on!

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