hookah

American  

[hook-uh] / ˈhʊk ə /

Or hooka

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.

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hookah British  

/ ˈhʊkə /

noun

1. Also called: hubble-bubble.   kalian.   narghile.   water pipe.  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

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Etymology

Origin of hookah

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

Example Sentences

Arnie Abramyan, president of the National Hookah Community Assn. and owner of a Tujunga hookah lounge, complained that under that rule, “when I die, the business dies with me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2021

The man who was shot was identified by police as Luis Fernandez, 33, the owner of the King Hookah lounge in Providence.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2019

A vacant 1,200-square-foot space on the ground floor, previously Hookah Cafe, offers 25 feet of frontage and a 500-square-foot storage basement.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2018

The city said it was filing such a charge on Monday against the owner of the King's Hookah Lounge in the Chinatown-International District for failure to pay business taxes.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2015

There lies my lute, and many strings are broken, Some one was playing it, and some one tore The silken tassels round my Hookah woven; Some one who plays, and smokes, and loves, no more!

From India's Love Lyrics by Hope, Laurence

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