The roots produce a liqueur called kava. Kava has a mild aphrodisiac effect.
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Kava
//kɑː.və//
Synonyms for "kava" (47 found)
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41 translations across 23 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- كَافَا noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Big Nambas
2 entries- m'aləh noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- m'aləh noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Bislama
1 entries- kava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 卡瓦 noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Chuukese
1 entries- sakau noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Czech
2 entries- kava noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- kava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Esperanto
1 entries- kavao noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
Fijian
2 entries- yaqona noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- yaqona noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
French
4 entries- kava noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- kava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
- kawa noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- kawa noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Hawaiian
2 entries- ʻawa noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- ʻawa noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Hindi
1 entries- कावा noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Hiw
2 entries- ga noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- ga noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Japanese
2 entries- カヴァ noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- カヴァ noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Lo-Toga
2 entries- gi noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- gi noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Mwotlap
2 entries- ga noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- ga noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Māori
1 entries- kawa noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
Pohnpeian
1 entries- sakau noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Rapa Nui
1 entries- ꞌava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Romanian
2 entries- kava noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- kava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Russian
4 entries- ка́ва noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- ка́ва noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
- кава-ка́ва noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- кава-ка́ва noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Samoan
2 entries- 'ava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
- ʻava noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
Tahitian
1 entries- kava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Tongan
2 entries- kava noun (the plant Piper methysticum)
- kava noun (intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant)
Sample sentences
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The Nationals MP suffered the consequences of drinking an entire shell of sakau – a traditional Micronesian kava with sedative qualities made from the root of the pepper plant – in one hit, thinking it was similar to South Pacific kava. […] While not alcoholic, sakau – like other kavas served throughout the Pacific region – is known for its narcotic sedative effect.
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