hooka
Definition
- Noun:
- A smoking pipe: "hooka" is an alternative spelling of "hookah," referring to an Oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube connected to a container of water that cools the smoke as it is drawn through.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- He sat in the café, quietly smoking a hooka with his friends. (He used an Oriental water pipe to smoke tobacco.)
- The hooka was decorated with intricate patterns and a glass base. (The pipe was ornately designed for aesthetic appeal.)
Advanced Usage
"to pass the hooka": to share the pipe among a group, often as a social ritual.
- In many cultures, passing the hooka is a gesture of hospitality. (Sharing the pipe symbolizes friendship and welcome.)
"hooka lounge": a place where hookas are available for public use.
- The city has several hooka lounges that stay open late. (Establishments where people can smoke hookas.)
Variants and Related Words
Hookah (n): the standard spelling of the same pipe.
- The hookah was filled with flavoured tobacco. (The water pipe used for smoking.)
Nargileh (n): another term for a hooka, used in Middle Eastern contexts.
- He ordered a nargileh at the Turkish restaurant. (He requested a hooka.)
Synonyms
- Water pipe: a general term for devices that cool smoke through water.
- Shisha: the flavoured tobacco smoked in a hooka, sometimes used metonymically for the pipe itself.
Phrasal Verbs
- Hook up a hooka: to prepare or assemble the pipe for use.
- They hooked up the hooka before the guests arrived. (They set up the water pipe.)
Related Idioms
- Blow smoke through a hooka: to produce smoke rings or clouds using the pipe.
- He amused his friends by blowing smoke through a hooka. (He created smoke effects with the pipe.)