HOOKAH


Meaning of HOOKAH in English

/hook"euh/ , n.

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.

Also, hooka . Also called narghile .

[ 1755-65; huqqah box, vase, pipe for smoking ]

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