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QUAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quat mean?
• QUAT (noun)
The noun QUAT has 1 sense:
1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
Familiarity information: QUAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
African tea; Arabian tea; cat; kat; khat; qat; quat
Context example:
in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults
Hypernyms ("quat" is a kind of...):
excitant; stimulant; stimulant drug (a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)
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