/ kɑːt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the leaves of a plant that grows in Arabia and Africa, which people chew or drink in tea as a drug
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Arabic qāt .
/ kɑːt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the leaves of a plant that grows in Arabia and Africa, which people chew or drink in tea as a drug
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Arabic qāt .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005