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

Davis was thrown out of a party at the Kulture Hookah Bar in Huntington on Dec. 31, 2019.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Hookah sellers had protested outside City Hall for such an exemption, arguing it was needed to protect a tradition cherished by Arabs, Armenians and other communities in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2022

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

Then they had to smoke and nod a little before the fire—and by and by I heard all about the Great Spirit, and Hookah the Giant, and the powers of the Sacred Medicine.

From Dahcotah Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling by Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson)

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