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单词 kava
释义

kava

noun

ka·​va ˈkä-və How to pronounce kava (audio)
1
: an Australasian shrubby pepper (Piper methysticum) from whose crushed root an intoxicating beverage is made
also : the beverage made from kava
2
: the dried rhizome and roots of the kava used especially as a dietary supplement chiefly to relieve stress and anxiety

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Duke reportedly took part in kava-drinking rituals, as did his son, Prince Charles, during his 2018 visit. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2021 Gather inside the community house for a kava ceremony with the village elders. National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019 Gather inside the community house for a kava ceremony with the village elders. National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019 Also try kava, the traditional drink of Fiji made from the root of a pepper plant mixed with water. Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 8 Nov. 2019 That involved going to a ceremony where these guys were pounding kava root with a stone and putting it into a drink. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019 Gather inside the community house for a kava ceremony with the village elders. National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019 Gather inside the community house for a kava ceremony with the village elders. National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019 Gather inside the community house for a kava ceremony with the village elders. National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Tongan & Marquesan, literally, bitter

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

kava

noun

ka·​va ˈkäv-ə How to pronounce kava (audio)
1
: an Australasian shrubby pepper (Piper methysticum) from whose crushed root an intoxicating beverage is made
also : the beverage
2
: a preparation consisting of the ground dried rhizome and roots of the kava plant that is used as a dietary supplement chiefly to relieve stress, anxiety, and sleeplessness and in folk medicine especially as a diuretic and urogenital antiseptic and that has been linked to cases of severe liver injury
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