miraan.

Brit.

/mɪˈrɑː/, U.S.

/məˈrɑ/

Forms: 1900s– mira, 1900s– miraa, 1900s– mira'a, 1900s– mirah.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Meru. Etymon: Meru miraa.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Meru miraa. Compare Kikuyu muirungi the shrub khat, riirungi (plural mairungi) the leaf of khat used as a stimulant.

Chiefly East African.

The leaves and twigs of the shrub khat, Catha edulis, which contain a stimulant drug; (also) the shrub itself. See khat n.

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miraa1945

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keurboom1731

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miraa1945

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1945 E. Afr. Med. Jrnl. 22 2 A case of death indirectly due to miraa poisoning occurred a few months ago near the Nairobi aerodrome.

1960 E. Huxley New Earth xiv. 226 The northern part of Meru is the source of supply. There is even a co-operative society to market mira'a.

1970 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 16 Jan. 17/4 Coffee is the main cash crop, but in some areas, tobacco, cotton, pyrethrum, potatoes, maize and miraa do very well.

1992 Economist 22 Feb. 72/1 The city is split into armed camps. Boy warriors, stoned on mirah, the local narcotic, roam Mogadishu heavily armed.

1999 Wired Jan. 146/2 Our driver blasts through an extremely miscellaneous swarm of walkers..and huge trucks driven by men wired on mira.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miraa
释义	miraan. Brit. /mɪˈrɑː/, U.S. /məˈrɑ/ Forms: 1900s– mira, 1900s– miraa, 1900s– mira'a, 1900s– mirah. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Meru. Etymon: Meru miraa. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Meru miraa. Compare Kikuyu muirungi the shrub khat, riirungi (plural mairungi) the leaf of khat used as a stimulant. Chiefly East African. The leaves and twigs of the shrub khat, Catha edulis, which contain a stimulant drug; (also) the shrub itself. See khat n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding drug or narcotic > [noun] > other plants yielding drugs oenothera1601 teonanacatl1875 ololiuqui1894 miraa1945 mushroom1955 magic mushroom1957 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs keurboom1731 silver-tree1731 witteboom1799 Hottentot's bean1801 melkhouta1823 monkey apple1824 witgatboom1824 Hottentot's bean tree1833 spek-boom1834 mopane1854 Welwitschia1862 ambatch1863 miombo1864 pith tree1864 porkwood1875 tree purslane1882 buffalo-horn1887 monkey guava1887 bush willow1917 melkboom1917 msasa1923 rooibos1932 miraa1945 ovangkol1972 pigeon wood1972 tambotie1973 1945 E. Afr. Med. Jrnl. 22 2 A case of death indirectly due to miraa poisoning occurred a few months ago near the Nairobi aerodrome. 1960 E. Huxley New Earth xiv. 226 The northern part of Meru is the source of supply. There is even a co-operative society to market mira'a. 1970 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 16 Jan. 17/4 Coffee is the main cash crop, but in some areas, tobacco, cotton, pyrethrum, potatoes, maize and miraa do very well. 1992 Economist 22 Feb. 72/1 The city is split into armed camps. Boy warriors, stoned on mirah, the local narcotic, roam Mogadishu heavily armed. 1999 Wired Jan. 146/2 Our driver blasts through an extremely miscellaneous swarm of walkers..and huge trucks driven by men wired on mira. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945
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