Kava Definition

kävə
noun
A plant (Piper methysticum) of the pepper family, with an aromatic odor: its roots and rhizomes have narcotic properties.
Webster's New World
An intoxicating drink made from the roots, for use in certain rituals.
Webster's New World
A dietary supplement derived from the roots of this plant, used as a sedative.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • kavakava

Origin of Kava

  • From Tongan kava, in turn from Proto-Polynesian *kawa

    From Wiktionary

  • Tongan acrid, kava

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Kava Sentence Examples

  • Tobacco has been found growing in the interior, and may be indigenous, as is in some districts the Kava pepper (Piper methysticum).

  • Their well-known drink, kava, is made from a variety of pepper-plant.

  • Like other South Sea Islanders they made an intoxicating drink, awa or kava, from the roots of the Macro piper latifolium or Piper methysticum; in early times this could be drunk only by nobles and priests.

  • The drunkenness produced by kava is of a melancholy, silent and drowsy character.

  • In the Fly River region, kava, prepared from Piper methysticum, is drunk without any of the ceremonial importance associated with it in Polynesia.

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Words Starting With

KKAKAV

Words Ending With

AVAAVA

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