Kava (disambiguation)
Kava may refer to:
Plants
- Piper hooglandii, endemic to Lord Howe Island, is locally known as "kava".
- Piper methysticum, commonly known as kava, can be used to make a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties.
Communications
- KAVA, a radio station licensed in Pueblo, Colorado
Culture
- Kava culture, the cultures of western Oceania which consume kava
- Kava Kava, a rock band and live dance act from Huddersfield, United Kingdom
- Kava Kava, a song by a progressive rock band Snovi
Geography
- Káva, a village in Hungary
- Kava, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
- Kava, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Kava, Mali, a commune in the Ségou region of Mali
Mythology
- Kaveh, a mythical figure in Iranian mythology
People
- Alex Kava, American author and novelist
- Eduard Kava, Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop
- Boštjan Kavaš, Slovenian professional handball player
- Neslihan Kavas, Turkish table tennis player
- Vena Kava, American artist and vocalist
Pharmacology
- Kavalactone, a class of pharmacological chemicals derived from the kava plant
- Kavain, a kavalactone
Disambiguation with coffee
In many languages, the word kava, or very similar variant, means "coffee". Since both these plants are stimulants, it could be confusing to native speakers of these languages.
- Kava - Croatian, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Samogitian
- Кава (transliterates to Kava) - Belarusian, Rusyn, Ukrainian
- Káva - Czech, Slovak
- Kawa - Polish, Kashubian
- Кафа/Kafa - Serbian
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Kava
- All pages with titles containing Kava
- Cava (disambiguation)
- Kaja (name)
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