hookah

or hook·a

[ hook-uh ]

noun

1. 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.

hookah

/ ˈhʊkə /

noun

1. an oriental pipe for smoking marijuana, tobacco, etc, consisting of one or more long flexible stems connected to a container of water or other liquid through which smoke is drawn and cooled Also calledhubble-bubblekaliannarghilewater pipe

Word History and Origins

Origin of hookah¹

First recorded in 1755–65, hookah is from the Arabic word ḥuqqah box, vase, pipe for smoking

Word History and Origins

Origin of hookah¹

C18: from Arabic huqqah

Example Sentences

There will be hookah, food and music by DJ Schemes, DJ Trevo and Que the Q spinning the best hip-hop, R&B, reggae, Afrobeats and top 100 songs.

From Washington Blade

What started out as a hookah delivery service soon expanded into a much broader convenience store offering and delivered to customers in approximately 30 minutes.

From TechCrunch

A few steps to his right, younger members of another large family were sharing a hookah while an older woman dished out plates of spaghetti on Styrofoam.

From Eater

Many inhale it in smoke or vapor from cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs or e-cigarettes.

From Science News For Students

In the weeks following the mayor’s announcement, SDPD issued municipal code violations against the owners and managers of five businesses, mostly restaurants and a hookah lounge, that had been the subjects of complaints.

From Voice of San Diego

The group has banned women from riding on the back of motorcycles and smoking hookah pipes.

From The Daily Beast

“For the hookah scene in Zombieland we used herbal cigarettes as pot,” props worker Katrina Rice told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

He, with others, thinking the miss-sahib had gone to church, was smoking the hookah of gossip in a neighboring compound.

From Project Gutenberg

Only the choicest tobacco is used with the hookah and nargeeleh; it is grown in Persia.

From Project Gutenberg

My new acquaintance called for a hookah and sherbet, and in a few moments we were on excellent terms.

From Project Gutenberg

Reclining on his divan in the old Turkish style, and smoking his hookah, Ibrahim listened to Murray's communication.

From Project Gutenberg

When his feeble love is sated, he will hold thee surely then Something lower than his hookah, something less than his cayenne.

From Project Gutenberg

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