kat

Or khat,

[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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kat¹

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

Example Sentences

And thousands of miles away, among ordinary young people in UK towns, ketamine – also known as special K, vitamin K, or kit kat - has also become fashionable.

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It would make us laugh when she she's I enjoy going because I get a big hot dog before the game and a kit kat at half time.

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John confuses letters, like b and d, while Jack struggles to link letters with sounds; he doesn’t recognize that kat sounds like the name of a familiar animal.

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"We put a lot of time, effort and hard work into this song," Perry said, thanking her fans, known as the "Katy kats."

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Sometimes a c is used instead of a k, even if it makes more sense for cat to be spelled kat.

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