Obs. [Pg. cate, prob. ad. Hindī. kaṭh catechu.] The same as CATECHU or CUTCH.

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[1554.  in Nunes; 1578 in d’Acosta (Yule).]

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1698.  Phil. Trans., XX. 465. The preparation of Cate, (which he takes to be the same with Catechu).

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