hookah

or hook·a

[hoo k-uh]

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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.

Origin of hookah

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

Also called narghile.

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Related Words for hookah

plumbing, conduit, main, sluice, hookah, hubble-bubble, kalian

Examples from the Web for hookah

Contemporary Examples of hookah

“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

Historical Examples of hookah

Also, a term for a short pipe, probably derived from hookah.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
Puffing at his hookah and munching musk-flavoured condiments.
Tartarin de Tarascon
Alphonse Daudet
One was given a hookah to smoke, and remembered nothing of what he said or had to say.
Mysteries of Police and Crime
Arthur Griffiths
In front of him were his hookah, a sword, and several nosegays.
Wanderings in India
John Lang
Only Nao's father was in sight, and he sat dozing over his hookah.
Our Little Hindu Cousin
Blanche McManus

British Dictionary definitions for hookah

hookah

hooka

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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Word Origin and History for hookah

also hooka, 1763, from Arabic huqqah "small box, vessel" (through which the smoke is drawn), extended in Urdu to the whole apparatus.