narghile
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of narghile
1830–40; < Turkish nargile < Persian nārgīleh, derivative of nārgīl coconut, from which the bowl was formerly made
Example Sentences
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Sinan Sokmen, who runs a tour guide business in Istanbul and lives in Beyoglu, lamented that one of his favorite restaurants, which had a coat check and required a reservation, is now a narghile cafe.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2016
He set before him a narghile and little cups of sherbet, and then they settled down comfortably to their pipes, but neither of them uttered a word.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
"Isn't everything going on right?" asked the count, taking the "bocchettino" of his narghile from his lips.
From Paz by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
Camille Maupin, who shared the oriental taste of her illustrious sister-author, took a magnificent Persian narghile, given to her by an ambassador.
From Beatrix by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
Some of the Egyptians use a form of hookah called the narghile or nargeeleh—so named because the water is contained in the shell of a cocoanut of which the Arabic name is nargeeleh.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings
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