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单词 khat
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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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