单词	khat
释义	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.Knowledgeable users maintain that chewing khat has more in common with coffee than cocaine.... Mahdi chews khat, a semi-narcotic leaf that has wired generations of Muslims from the coast of eastern Africa to Yemen at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula. In Somali communities, chewing a traditional stimulant called khat has landed some people in deportation proceedings, since the leaf is now categorized as a controlled substance. 2The shrub that produces khat, growing in mountainous regions and often cultivated. Catha edulis, family Celastraceae. Ethiopian officials said they are not going to stop farmers from growing khat, but are trying to offer alternatives. Origin Mid 19th century: from Arabic qāt.
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