The leaves and twigs of the shrub khat, Catha edulis, which contain a stimulant drug.
Origin
1940s. Origin uncertain; perhaps from Meru miraa. Compare Kikuyu muirungi the shrub khat, riirungi (plural mairungi) the leaf of khat used as a stimulant.
Definition of miraa in US English:
miraa
(also mira'a, mirah, mira)
nounmɪˈrɑː
East African
The leaves and twigs of the shrub khat, Catha edulis, which contain a stimulant drug.
Origin
1940s. Origin uncertain; perhaps from Meru miraa. Compare Kikuyu muirungi the shrub khat, riirungi (plural mairungi) the leaf of khat used as a stimulant.