kava.
Any member of the species Piper methysticum, a plant from the South Pacific.
Meaning & usage
Any member of the species Piper methysticum, a plant from the South Pacific.
An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ Proto-Polynesian *kawa Tongan kavader. English kava From Tongan kava, in turn from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻawa, ava, kawa, and yava.
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