narguilé

See also: narguile

French

Alternative forms

• narghilé, narghileh

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish nargile, from Classical Persian نَارْگیله (nārgēla), from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡi.le/

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Noun

narguilé m (plural narguilés)

1. narghile, water pipe (for smoking)

   Coordinate term: houka

2. umbilical cable (for diving)

Further reading

• “narguilé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Portuguese

Um narguilé

Alternative forms

• narguilhé

Etymology

Borrowed from French narguilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile), from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡiˈlɛ/ [naɦ.ɡiˈlɛ], /naʁˈɡi.li/ [naɦˈɡi.li]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡiˈlɛ/ [naɦ.ɡiˈlɛ], /naʁˈɡi.li/ [naɦˈɡi.li]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /naɾ.ɡiˈlɛ/, /naɾˈɡi.li/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡiˈlɛ/, /naʁˈɡi.li/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /naɻ.ɡiˈlɛ/, /naɻˈɡi.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡiˈlɛ/ [naɦ.ɡiˈlɛ], /naʁˈɡi.le/ [naɦˈɡi.le]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐɾ.ɡiˈlɛ/ [nɐɾ.ɣiˈlɛ]

• Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

narguilé m (plural narguilés)

1. hookah; narghile (Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water)

Further reading

• “narguilé”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “narguilé”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “narguilé”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026