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khat

noun \ˈkät\

Definition of KHAT

:  a shrub (Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds that are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea; also :  its leaves and buds

Variants of KHAT

khat also qat or kat \ˈkät\

Origin of KHAT

Arabic qāt
First Known Use: 1858

Rhymes with KHAT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht
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khat

noun

Medical Definition of KHAT

:  a shrub (Catha edulis) cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds that are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea

Variants of KHAT

khat also kat or qat or quat \ˈkät\

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