/ ˈhʊkə; NAmE / noun
a long pipe for smoking that passes smoke through a container of water to cool it
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Urdu , from Arabic ḥuqqa casket, jar.
/ ˈhʊkə; NAmE / noun
a long pipe for smoking that passes smoke through a container of water to cool it
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Urdu , from Arabic ḥuqqa casket, jar.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005