KAVA


Meaning of KAVA in English

noun

or ca·va ˈkävə ; also ka·va·ka·va | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷

( -s )

Etymology: Tongan & Marquesan kava, literally, bitter

1.

a. : an Australasian shrubby pepper ( Piper methysticum ) from whose crushed root an intoxicating beverage is made

b. : the beverage made from kava

2. : the dried rhizome and roots of the kava shrub formerly used as a diuretic and genitourinary antiseptic

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