Bushman's tea

noun

Khat.

OriginAfrikaans boesmanstee →
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Meanings

nounBushman's tea (plural Bushman's tea)
  1. South AfricaKhat.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Bushman, tea.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Afrikaansboesmanstee
  2. EnglishBushman's tea

Calque of Afrikaans boesmanstee.

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APA

Bushman's tea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushman's%20tea

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“Bushman's tea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushman's%20tea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bushman's tea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushman's%20tea.

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