Hookah Definition

ho͝okə
hookahs
noun
hookahs
A kind of water pipe associated with the Middle East, with a long, flexible tube by means of which the smoke is drawn through water in a vase or bowl and thereby cooled.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
hookah
Plural:
hookahs

Origin of Hookah

  • Urdu ḥuqqa small box, hookah water urn from Persian from Arabic small box or jar from ḥaqqa to be suitable ḥqq in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Urdu حقہ (huqqā), from Arabic حقة (ħúqqa, “pot, jar”), from حق (ħuqq, “cavity, hollow”).

    From Wiktionary

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