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Word: Kava
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Tongan
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɑːvə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Pacific Islands drink made from the crushed roots of a plant of the pepper family, having a mildly intoxicating or sedative effect.
Short Definition:drink made in Pacific Islands
Definition:
the shrub from which the kava root is obtained, grown in the Pacific Islands.
Short Definition:shrub from which kava is obtained
Variant Forms:
- kava-kava
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