kava


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kava /ˈkɑːvə/
noun
  • 1 a narcotic drink made in Polynesia from the crushed roots of a plant of the pepper family.
  • 2 the Polynesian shrub from which this root is obtained. [Piper methysticum.]
– origin C18: from Tongan.
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