narghile

English - Turkish

Definition of narghile in English Turkish dictionary

nargile

(isim) nargile

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English - English

Definition of narghile in English English dictionary

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

{i} nargileh, type of smoking pipe used in eastern countries in which the smoke is filtered through a water pipe before reaching the inhaler pipe

an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"

Hyphenation

nar·ghi·le

Synonyms

hookah

Etymology

() From Turkish nargile Persian نارگيله (nārgileh) from نارگیل (nārgil, coconut, which used to be used to construct the bowl) Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”). Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)., The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2008.