hookah

or hook·a

[ hook-uh ]

/ ˈhʊk ə /

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noun

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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Also called narghile.

Origin of hookah

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

Words nearby hookah

Hooft, Hoogh, Hooghly, hoo-ha, hook, hookah, hook and eye, hook and ladder, hook-and-ladder company, hook bolt, Hook, Captain

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How to use hookah in a sentence

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.
Clear your calendar for these spring events|Tinashe Chingarande|March 11, 2022|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.
Europe’s quick-commerce startups are overhyped: Lessons from China|Annie Siebert|August 25, 2021|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.
Sun, Sand, and Spaghetti|Mike Diago|July 22, 2021|Eater
Many inhale it in smoke or vapor from cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs or e-cigarettes.
Scientists Say: Nicotine|Bethany Brookshire|June 7, 2021|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.
Despite Crackdown Announcement, Not Much COVID-19 Enforcement Is Happening|Jesse Marx|February 11, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The group has banned women from riding on the back of motorcycles and smoking hookah pipes.
The Pro-Palestinian Left's Hamas Blindspot|Peter Beinart|March 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“For the hookah scene in Zombieland we used herbal cigarettes as pot,” props worker Katrina Rice told The Daily Beast.
13 Movie Tricks…Revealed!|Marlow Stern|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He, with others, thinking the miss-sahib had gone to church, was smoking the hookah of gossip in a neighboring compound.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Only the choicest tobacco is used with the hookah and nargeeleh; it is grown in Persia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
My new acquaintance called for a hookah and sherbet, and in a few moments we were on excellent terms.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
Reclining on his divan in the old Turkish style, and smoking his hookah, Ibrahim listened to Murray's communication.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
When his feeble love is sated, he will hold thee surely then Something lower than his hookah, something less than his cayenne.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hookah

hookah

hooka

/ (ˈhʊkə) /

noun

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 cooledAlso called: hubble-bubble, kalian, narghile, water pipe

Word Origin for hookah

C18: from Arabic huqqah

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hookah

or hook·a

Origin of hookah

Words nearby hookah

Words related to hookah

How to use hookah in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hookah

hooka

Word Origin for hookah