'kawa' definitions:

Definition of 'kawa'

From: GCIDE
  • Kava \Ka"va\, n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.) A species of Macropiper (Macropiper 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.] [1913 Webster]