kava
/ˈkɑːvə/noun
mass noun
1
- a narcotic sedative drink made in Polynesia from the crushed roots of a plant of the pepper family卡瓦酒（一种波利尼西亚产的用胡椒科植物的根茎捣碎制成的麻醉性镇静饮料）。
2
- the Polynesian shrub from which this root is obtained卡瓦胡椒（波利尼西亚的一种灌木, 其根可制酒）。
2.1
- Piper methysticum, family Piperaceae.拉丁名Piper methysticum,胡椒科。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Tongan.