KAVA

kava, kavakava

(noun) an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

kava (countable and uncountable, plural kavas)

A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.

An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

Source: Wiktionary

Ka"va, n. Etym: [Polynesian.] (Bot.)

Definition: A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself. [Written also kawa, kava, and ava.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition