Khat

Word KHAT
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Definitions and meanings of "Khat"

What do we mean by khat?

An evergreen shrub (Catha edulis) native to tropical East Africa and Arabia, having dark green opposite leaves that contain stimulants. noun

The leaves of this plant, chewed for their stimulating effect. noun

See kafta. 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. noun

The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant 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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The word "khat" in example sentences

A lot of time, they're chewing khat, which is this amphetamine-like twig that sort of makes them all tweaked out by the end of the day. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Quick research about Somali pirates will reveal a culture dependent on a nausea-killing plant called khat, or 'miraa' in Swahili. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2012)

There is quite a ritual to chewing khat, which is usually done sprawled on the floor, preferably on a carpet or blanket, with cushions to lean on. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Yemenis chew a stimulant called khat every afternoon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Among them: chewing the mild narcotic known as khat and trading in drugs and prostitution. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And they see how countless Somali families are ruined, because the family father is too dependent on khat, which is also helping to support al-Shabaab. ❋ Esther (2010)

Police recovered a drug called khat during a search of the vehicle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Local Somalis agree with that notion, but say mistrust remains from previous investigations of money-transfer services and the importation of a mild stimulant called khat, traditionally used by Somalis.

The number one product airlifted from Kenya to Somali airports is the leafy narcotic drug khat, which is consumed widely across Somalia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And everyone smokes khat, which is a leafy plant that temporarily deludes its users into feeling as if their problems are gone. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of all art forms they excelled in, they take pride and cherish their mastery in calligraphy which is called khat in Arabic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the third category are substances such as opium, the date-rape drug Rohypnol, Wellconal and methcathinone ( "khat"). ❋ Unknown (2006)

I interviewed a Somali chap earlier in the week and the interview lasted about three minutes after which he regaled me for half an hour with stories about life in Mogadishu and the perils of chewing too much "khat". ❋ Unknown (2006)

You have to spend hours a day learning words like "khat," doing computerized drills and memorizing long lists of letter combinations, called alphagrams, that can form high-scoring seven-letter words. ❋ Steve Sailer (2005)

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