English Explanatory Dictionary

narghile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɑɹɡɪliː/ /-leɪ/

Word forms

narghile narghiles nargeela nargeelah narghil narghileh narghilly narghily nargil nargile nargileh nargili nargilly nargily narguileh

Etymology

From French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile) from نارگیل (nârgil, “a coconut”), which was formerly used to construct the bowl, likely ultimately from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “a coconut”), from a Dravidian language.

Synonyms

hookah shisha waterpipe
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