narghile

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See also: narghilé and narghilè

English

narghile

Etymology

From French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nārgileh) from نارگیل (nārgil, “coconut”), which used to be used to construct the bowl, likely ultimately from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”),[1] from a Dravidian language.

Noun

narghile (plural narghiles)

  1. A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
    Synonyms: hookah, waterpipe
    Coordinate terms: shisha, hubbly bubbly

Further reading

References

  1. ^ “narghile”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

narghile m (plural narghiles)

  1. Alternative form of narguile
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