khat
4 synonyms for khat, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.
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quat
qat
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَات (qāt).
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