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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

/ kæt; kɑːt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of khat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kat1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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