yagona

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/jɑˈɡoʊnə/

noun

The kava plant.

OriginFijian yaqona →
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Meanings

nounyagona (usually uncountable, plural yagonas)

plural yagonas · alternative yaqona

  1. uncountableusuallyThe kava plant.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe drink made from the kava plant.

    Indo-Fijians have taken to drinking yagona or kava, the traditional drink in Fiji.

    2003, Migration in the Asia Pacific: Population, Settlement and Citizenship Issues, page 380

Origin

  1. Fijianyaqona
  2. Fijianyaqona
  3. Englishyagona

Borrowed from Fijian yaqona.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NagoyaGoyana
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APA

yagona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yagona

MLA

“yagona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yagona. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yagona,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yagona.

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