Definition of hookah Hookah

hook•ah

We found 5 definitions of hookah from 5 different sources.

What does hookah mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: hookahs

hookah - 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"

narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, chicha, calean, kalian, water pipe, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly

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Wiktionary

hookah (Noun)
A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water. Originally invented in India, it gained most popularity in the Arab world. It is traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

hookah (n.)
A pipe with a long, flexible stem, so arranged that the smoke is cooled by being made to pass through water.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

hookah
Hooka, hōō′ka, n. the water tobacco-pipe of Arabs, Turks, &c. [Ar. huqqa.]

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hookah, noun, singular of hookahs.

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