hookah

American  

[hook-uh] / ˈhʊk ə /

Or hooka

noun

1. a tobacco pipe of Near Eastern origin with a long, flexible tube by which the smoke is drawn through a jar of water and thus cooled.

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hookah British  

/ ˈhʊkə /

noun

1. Also called: hubble-bubble.   kalian.   narghile.   water pipe.  an oriental pipe for smoking marijuana, tobacco, etc, consisting of one or more long flexible stems connected to a container of water or other liquid through which smoke is drawn and cooled

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Etymology

Origin of hookah

First recorded in 1755–65, hookah is from the Arabic word ḥuqqah box, vase, pipe for smoking

Example Sentences

He added that these days he relaxes with a different vice: a hookah.

From Los Angeles Times

Shops have reopened, hookah smokers are back at crowded cafes, and the suburb seems as busy as before, with its persistently paralysing traffic.

From BBC

Amick also mentioned the beer and hookah hoo-ha, which triggered a flood of headlines.

From Los Angeles Times

In an open-air, bustling café in Nasr City in Cairo, dozens of newly arrived refugees huddle in small groups, puffing on hookahs, sharing stories about their homeland.

From BBC

The daughter of a business manager and a teacher, she has been a belly dancer at a hookah bar and a “promo-girl” for a liquor distributor.

From Los Angeles Times

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