English Explanatory Dictionary

kava

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.
  2. An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/kɑː.və/ En-us-kava.oga

Word forms

kava kavas ava kawa ʻawa yava

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ 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.

Related words

kavakava

Derived words

kavaic acid kavalactone kavapyrone
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