shisha
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of shisha
C21: from Persian shishe a bottle
Example Sentences
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Next to the targeted warehouse where, according to the owner, they keep cars, there’s a big market selling shisha and coals for the shisha.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Mr. Al Misned welcomed a photographer and me at one of the houses on the property, and then drove us on a tour of the estate, which also includes a shisha lounge and a gym.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2022
On the man-made Al Maha Island, a crowd of World Cup fans and locals lounged at an upscale beach club, pulling on shisha tobacco pipes and dipping into a swimming pool.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2022
"One of the main reasons she failed was the transport," said her mother Umm Mohammed, who makes a meagre living selling charcoal for nargilehs, or shisha pipes.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2022
Now when the legal period of mourning was over, there came to Raishu, from the Tokoyo palace, a shisha, or royal messenger.
From Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Hearn, Lafcadio
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