hookah
/ˈhʊkə
/noun
An oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube which draws the smoke through water contained in a bowl.Men gather there after work to talk, drink dark coffee, and smoke cigarettes or hookahs (water pipes)....
- In urban areas, men enjoy spending their leisure time in teahouses, socializing and smoking the hookah, or water pipe.
- Shisha is tobacco mixed with molasses and fruit flavors that is smoked in a hookah (water pipe).
Synonyms
pipe, water pipe, hubble-bubble, chillum, narghile, kalian
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Urdu, from Arabic ḥuqqa 'casket, jar'.