kat
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Leaves from a shrub that people chew to feel more awake or make into tea
- noun
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kat
Synonyms
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9.9
Leaves chewed or brewed into tea to make people feel awake and happy
is an alternative spelling used for the same leaves in some regions
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9.9
Leaves chewed or brewed as tea to make people feel more awake
is a variant spelling found in some descriptions of the same product
qat
vskat
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Leaves from a small bush that people chew to stay awake
is another spelling form for identical leaves and use in that region
9.9
Leaves of a shrub chewed or brewed into tea to make you feel awake and happy
is an alternative written form used for the same leaves and use
8.9
A drink or chew made from plant leaves that makes you feel more awake
is the local plant name rather than a descriptive tea label
8.9
Leaves of a plant that people chew or brew as tea to feel more awake and a little happy
is the specific local name used especially in East Africa and Arabia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kat comes from the Arabic word qat, also written khat, which names a shrub whose leaves people in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula chew or brew as tea for a mild stimulant. So kat today means those chewed leaves or the tea made from them.