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Khat   /kɑt/   Listen
Khat

noun
1.
The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant.  Synonyms: African tea, Arabian tea, cat, kat, qat, quat.





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"Khat" Quotes from Famous Books



... the "belly of Tiamat." The Egyptians distinguished a portion of the heavens by the name of "Khat Nut," "the belly of Nut," [Heiroglyphics] and two drawings of it are extant. The first shows an oval object rimmed with stars and the other a pear-shaped object, with a god inside it. (See Brugsch, Inschriften (Astronomische) Leipzig, 1883, ...
— The Babylonian Legends of the Creation • British Museum


Words linked to "Khat" :   excitant, stimulant drug, African tea, stimulant, kat


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