hookah
or hook·a
[ hook-uh ]
/ ˈhʊk ə /
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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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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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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