Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bushman's tea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
bush-man's tea
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Khat.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Bushman, tea.

Etymology

Calque of Afrikaans boesmanstee.

Questions

What does bushman's tea mean?
Khat.
Where does bushman's tea come from?
Calque of Afrikaans boesmanstee.

How to pronounce bushman's tea

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