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hookah definition

hookah or hooka hook′a (ho̵ok′ə, ho̵̅o̅′kə)

noun

a kind of water pipe associated with the Middle East, with a long flexible tube for drawing the smoke through water in a vase or bowl and cooling it

Etymology: Ar ḥuqqa, pipe for smoking, vase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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