transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-və ]
noun
Etymology: Tongan & Marquesan, literally, bitter
Date: 1810
1. : an Australasian shrubby pepper ( Piper methysticum ) from whose crushed root an intoxicating beverage is made ; also : the beverage made from kava
2. : the dried rhizome and roots of the kava used especially as a dietary supplement chiefly to relieve stress and anxiety