khat

khat

noun \ˈkät\

Definition of KHAT

: a shrub (Catha edulis) of the staff-tree family cultivated in the Middle East and Africa for its leaves and buds that are the source of a habituating stimulant when chewed or used as a tea; also : its leaves and buds

Variants of KHAT

khat also qat or kat \ˈkät\

Origin of KHAT

Arabic qāt

First Known Use: 1858

Rhymes with KHAT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht