Meaning of awa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Kava, specifically Piper methysticum.
   uncountable
2. A city in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
3. An intoxicating drink made from the kava plant, typically the root.
   uncountable
4. a Kainantu language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Examples

“The manner of preparing awa is peculiarly disgusting. The root is chewed by women, and the spit⟳ out well-chewed mouthfuls into a calabash.”

“The awa plant⟳ is a species of pepper, the piper methysticum of the botanist, and is described as having fleshy stems from two to three feet high.”

“The majority say⟳ that there is little awa growing wild on Government lands, the bulk of that at present⟳ in the market being obtained from cultivated patches.”

“The Hawaiian gods were supposed to be particularly addicted to the use⟳ of awa. Songs were sung in praise⟳ of the drink⟳.”

“When the prayer had finished, the awa was drunk and the sacred feast then began.”

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