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narghile

or Բ··, Բ··

[ nahr-guh-lee, -ley ]

noun

  1. a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.


narghile

/ -ˌleɪ; ˈnɑːɡɪlɪ /

noun

  1. another name for hookah
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of narghile1

1830–40; < Turkish nargile < Persian ī, derivative of ī coconut, from which the bowl was formerly made
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of narghile1

C19: from French Բܾé, from Persian īeh a pipe having a bowl made of coconut shell, from ī coconut
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Example Sentences

The popular pipes, also known as hookahs and narghiles, are often passed between friends, potentially transmitting the virus.

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As the narghile burns down and the evening temperatures start to drop, his family’s century-long journey home seems to be complete.

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Sinan Sokmen, who runs a tour guide business in Istanbul and lives in Beyoglu, lamented that one of his favorite restaurants, which had a coat check and required a reservation, is now a narghile cafe.

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Health campaigners in the UK have warned of the dangers of smoking shishas, also known as hookahs, narghiles, arghilehs or hubble bubbles.

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And then they both continued to pull away at their narghiles, and another long hour passed away.

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