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How to pronounce khat

Say it like KAHT. Khat is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kɑt/KAHT
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  • KAHT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Khat pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KAHTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does khat mean?

noun
  1. A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.

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Questions about saying khat

How do you pronounce khat?

Say KAHT. The American pronunciation is /kɑt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in khat?

Khat is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KAHT.

What words sound the same as khat?

Khat sounds the same as cot in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).