English Dictionary

khat

IPA（発音記号）

/kɑːt/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.

日本語の意味

カート：Catha edulisという低作用の覚醒植物。葉を噛んだり、茶にして摂取することで軽い刺激効果が得られる。また、この植物から作られる薬物自体を指す。

Local farmers harvest khat early in the morning to preserve its freshness.

地元の農家は、新鮮さを保つために、その葉を噛んだりお茶にして軽い刺激をもたらす低木（Catha edulis）を早朝に収穫します。

意味（1）

A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.

They are chewing on khat, a small serrated, bitter leaf with remarkable stimulative properties. […] One of the great things about khat[…] is that after a good chew you need to do something—walking, running, chopping wood, vigorously reciting a poem, throwing a grenade, anything that requires boldness and physical initiative.

khats （ plural ）