kava /ˈkävə, ˈkɑvə 
/ (also kava-kava) ▸ noun 1 a Pacific Islands drink made from the crushed roots of a plant of the pepper family, having a mildly intoxicating or sedative effect. 2 the shrub from which the kava root is obtained, grown in the Pacific Islands. Piper methysticum, family
Piperaceae. – ORIGIN late 18th century : from Tongan.
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