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Definition of miraa noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

miraa

noun

/ˈmɪrɑː/

/ˈmɪrɑː/

East African English [ˈmiraː]

[uncountable] (East African English)

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a form of khat
Word Origin1940s. Origin uncertain; perhaps from Meru (the language of the Meru people of central Kenya) miraa. Compare Kikuyu muirungi the shrub khat, riirungi (plural mairungi) the leaf of khat used as a stimulant.

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