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Kava

//kɑː.və// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. countable, uncountable
2
an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub wordnet
3
An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant. countable, uncountable
"The roots produce a liqueur called kava. Kava has a mild aphrodisiac effect."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Tongan kava, in turn from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻawa, ava, kawa, and yava.

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava) or a phonetic respelling of Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”).

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