qat

/ kɑːt; kæt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of khat

Example Sentences

Amid the uncertainties of war, cultivating qat has advantages, taking just a few months to reach harvest.

From Reuters

“These exercises, this running and weight loss brought back my life and health,” said the retired engineer, who has shed 40kg in weight and stopped chewing the addictive green stimulant qat.

From Reuters

Men like Abdul Muttalib Hashem, 27, hang out together and put the world to rights while smoking tobacco pipes and chewing qat, a green leaf which acts as a mild stimulant.

From Reuters

At night, men frequent restaurants and cafes or gather in homes, chewing leaves of qat for a stimulant effect.

From Seattle Times

He used to work in fields growing the stimulant qat in Ethiopia’s Oromia region before risking everything to migrate less than a year ago.

From Reuters