カト

noun

cat (animal)

Rare or non-standard; the usual Japanese word for 'cat' is 猫 (ねこ). This may appear in loanword contexts or as a playful abbreviation.

• 英えい語ごで「cat」をカタカナで書かくと「カト」になることがある。

  When writing 'cat' in katakana, it sometimes becomes カト.

noun

khat; qat; kat

Refers to the plant Catha edulis or its leaves, chewed as a stimulant. This is the primary modern meaning.

• カトは東ひがしアフリカやアラビア半はん島とうで噛かむ習しゅう慣かんがある植しょく物ぶつだ。

  Khat is a plant chewed as a custom in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.