khat

/ kɑːt; kæt /

noun

1. a white-flowered evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Africa and Arabia, whose leaves have narcotic properties
2. the leaves of this shrub, chewed or prepared as a drink

Word History and Origins

Origin of khat¹

C19: from Arabic qāt

Example Sentences

Both are synthetic versions of a natural ingredient found in the East African khat plant.

From The Daily Beast

The Rmpr Dwn may supply the explanation of the uncertain words tarkb khat.

From Project Gutenberg

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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