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Definition of Kavakava
1. Noun. An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
Generic synonyms: Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverage, Alcoholic Drink, Inebriant, Intoxicant
Geographical relationships: Polynesia
Definition of Kavakava
1. kava [n -S] - See also: kava
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kavakava
Literary usage of Kavakava
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1897)
"The leaf used to wrap up the betel-nut and lime, is that of a species of ava—the
kawakawa of New Zealand, the kavakava-atua or avaava-aitu of Polynesia. ..."
2. Sissano: Movements of Migration Within and Through Melanesia by William Churchill (1916)
"It may be noted that one of the very few plants used in Tikopia as a remedy is
the kavakava, which may be the betel pepper. I suggest, then, that the use of ..."
3. Physicians' Manual of Therapeutics by Parke, Davis & Company, Davis & Company Parke (1901)
"Olive oll, l mln. Kamala, sifted, 4 grs. kavakava. ... kavakava, moreover, acts
like a bitter tonic, la pleasant to take, and does not derange the digestive ..."
4. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Cf. kavakava- rua, to be offended about nothing ... disagreeable to the taste ;
kavakava, acid, sharp ; (b.) bitterness, grief. ..."
5. Descriptive catalogue of the laboratory products of Parke, Davis & Company by Parke, Davis & Company (1894)
"kavakava. PIPER METHYSTICUM, Forster.—Used beneficially in gout, bronchitis, ...
kavakava moreover, acts like a bitter tonic, is pleasant to take, ..."
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