Khat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɑːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɑːt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːt/.

Examples

in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Arabian tea qat kat cat African tea quat

Parts of Speech

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 “in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults”

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

ката

листья кустарника Catha edulis, которые жуют, как табак, или используют для приготовления чая; оказывает эффект эйфорического стимулятора

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खत

कैथा एडुलिस झाड़ी की पत्तियाँ जिन्हें तम्बाकू की तरह चबाया जाता है या चाय बनाने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है; उत्साहवर्धक उत्तेजक का प्रभाव होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

খাত

গুল্ম Catha edulis এর পাতা যা তামাকের মতো চিবানো হয় বা চা তৈরিতে ব্যবহৃত হয়; একটি euphoric উদ্দীপক প্রভাব আছে

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖాట్

పొగాకు వంటి నమిలే లేదా టీ చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించే పొద Catha edulis ఆకులు; ఉల్లాసకరమైన ఉద్దీపన ప్రభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

खट

कॅथा एड्युलिस या झुडूपाची पाने जी तंबाखूसारखी चघळली जातात किंवा चहा बनवण्यासाठी वापरली जातात; एक उत्साह उत्तेजक प्रभाव आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાટ

ઝાડવા કેથા એડ્યુલિસના પાંદડા જે તમાકુની જેમ ચાવવામાં આવે છે અથવા ચા બનાવવા માટે વપરાય છે; આનંદ ઉત્તેજકની અસર ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಾಟ್

ಕ್ಯಾಥಾ ಎಡುಲಿಸ್ ಎಂಬ ಪೊದೆಸಸ್ಯದ ಎಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಂಬಾಕಿನಂತೆ ಅಗಿಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚಹಾ ಮಾಡಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಯುಫೋರಿಕ್ ಉತ್ತೇಜಕ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഖത്

പുകയില പോലെ ചവച്ചതോ ചായ ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ Catha edulis എന്ന കുറ്റിച്ചെടിയുടെ ഇലകൾ; ഒരു ഉന്മേഷദായകമായ ഉത്തേജക ഫലമുണ്ട്

🇵🇰Urdu

کھٹ

جھاڑی کیتھا ایڈولس کے پتے جو تمباکو کی طرح چبا جاتے ہیں یا چائے بنانے کے لیے استعمال ہوتے ہیں۔ ایک euphoric محرک کا اثر ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阿拉伯茶

灌木 Catha edulis 的叶子，像烟草一样咀嚼或用来泡茶；具有欣快兴奋剂的作用

🇯🇵Japanese

カート

低木 Catha edulis の葉。タバコのように噛まれたり、お茶を作るのに使用されます。多幸感を刺激する効果がある

🇰🇷Korean

카트

담배처럼 씹거나 차를 만드는 데 사용되는 관목 Catha edulis의 잎; 기분전환 효과가 있다

🇹🇭Thai

คาด

ใบของไม้พุ่ม Catha edulis ซึ่งเคี้ยวเหมือนยาสูบหรือใช้ชงชา มีฤทธิ์กระตุ้นความสุข

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القات

أوراق شجيرة Catha edulis التي تمضغ مثل التبغ أو تستخدم لصنع الشاي؛ له تأثير منبه البهيجة

🇮🇷Persian

خط

برگ های درختچه Catha edulis که مانند تنباکو جویده می شود یا برای تهیه چای استفاده می شود. اثر یک محرک سرخوشی دارد

🇮🇱Hebrew

חאט

העלים של השיח Catha edulis הנלעסים כמו טבק או משמשים להכנת תה; יש השפעה של ממריץ אופורי

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