narghile
- noun
- /ˈnɑrɡɪleɪ/
- UK
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narguile
- Women in hijab sit with their men on deck chairs, smoking narghiles, watching the snorkelers in the surf.
Examples
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"The narghile should always sit on the floor or ground," he said to her.
Fiction book (2002) -
Fitting the bowl top back in place, he said, "It's called a hookah, or a narghile." "Does a genie come out when you rub it?" Archer laughed.
Fiction book (2002) -
The friends gathered around the table to share their narghile and enjoy each other's company.
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On a warm evening, they relaxed on the terrace while taking turns smoking the narghile.
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At the cafe, patrons often indulge in the tradition of smoking narghile while sipping tea.
Synonyms
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7.5
A long pipe that cools smoke in water for people to breathe in
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9.6
A water pipe for smoking tobacco that cools smoke through water
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5.1
A smoking device where smoke passes through water before you breathe it in
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9.9
A pipe with a long tube that cools tobacco smoke through water
A water pipe used to smoke flavored tobacco through water
A pipe with a long tube that passes tobacco smoke through water
A water pipe you smoke from that cools the smoke through water
A pipe for smoking flavored tobacco through water with a long tube
A long water pipe for cooling tobacco smoke before you breathe it in
A long pipe with a water bowl that people use to smoke tobacco
Surface Forms
Etymology
Narghile comes from an old Persian and Arabic word nārgil meaning 'coconut', because early water pipes used a coconut shell as the bowl. So a narghile is a water pipe also called a hookah that cools smoke through water, and the name helps you remember the coconut bowl it once used.