WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
kat  (kät),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyan evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Arabia and Africa, the leaves of which are used as a narcotic when chewed or made into a beverage.
Also, khat, qat. 
  • Arabic qāt
  • 1855–60

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ka•ta  (kä′tə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sportan exercise consisting of several of the specific movements of a martial art, esp. a pattern prescribed for defending oneself against several attackers, used in judo and karate training.
  • Japanese: shape, pattern
  • 1950–55

kata-, 
  1. var. of cata-. 
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] kat-. 
'kat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chilkat - Kit-Cat Club - Kit-Kat Club - akathisia - cat - cataract - catechist - catechu - catheter - cathode - cation - catoptrics - double ikat - kata - katalyze - katamorphism - kathisma - khat - kit-cat - kit-kat - meerkat - puss - qat - rooikat - warp ikat - weft ikat

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