narghile
narghile · narghiles
A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and…A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
/ˈnɑɹɡɪliː/
Meaning
1 sensesA large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
Origin
From French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile) from نارگیل (nâFrom French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile) from نارگیل (nârgil, “a coconut”), which was formerly used to construct the bowl, likely ultimately from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “a coconut”), from a Dravidian language.
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