HOOKAH


Meaning of HOOKAH in English

[ 'hʊkə ]

■ noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube which draws the smoke through water in a bowl.

Origin

C18: from Urdu, from Arab. ḥuḳḳa 'casket, jar'.

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