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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Other Word Forms of Hookah

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

Hookah Sentence Examples

  • Downstairs a quartet of Australians were smoking a hookah.

  • In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself.

  • There is a myth that hookah smoking is safer than smoking cigarettes because the hookah smoke is filtered through water before it is inhaled.

  • Hookah is a true leisure activity, allowing for quick and lucid intoxication.

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Words Starting With

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