khat

khat |kät kɑt |(also qat ) ▶noun 1 the leaves of an Arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion ) as a stimulant. 2 the shrub that produces these leaves, growing in mountainous regions and often cultivated. [Catha edulis, family Celastraceae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Arabic ḳāt.

khat

khat |kɑːt |(also qat ) ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the leaves of an Arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion ) as a stimulant. 2 the shrub that produces khat, growing in mountainous regions and often cultivated. ●Catha edulis, family Celastraceae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Arabic qāt.