HOOKAH


Meaning of HOOKAH in English

/ 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.

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