narghile
/'nɑ:gili/
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Definition
Noun: 1. A type of water pipe for smoking tobacco: A narghile is an oriental tobacco pipe consisting of a long, flexible tube connected to a container of water. The smoke is drawn through the water, which cools and filters it before inhalation. It is also commonly known as a hookah or shisha.
Examples of Usage
Advanced Usage
- Cultural Context: The narghile is often associated with social gatherings, conversation, and leisure in regions like the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. It is central to the tradition of the "hookah lounge" or café.
- Components: A typical narghile consists of several parts: the head (where the tobacco is placed), the body, the water bowl, the hose, and the mouthpiece.
Variants and Related Words
- Hookah (n): The most common synonym for narghile.
- Shisha (n): This term can refer to the pipe itself but more commonly refers specifically to the flavored tobacco smoked in it.
- Water pipe (n): A general, descriptive term for this category of smoking device.
Synonyms
- Hookah
- Water pipe
- Hubble-bubble (archaic)
Related Phrases
- To smoke a narghile/hookah: The standard phrase for using the device.
- They spent the evening smoking a narghile and talking.
Noun
- 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