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Word: Narghile
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century (as narguillet): partly via French from Turkish nargile or Persian nārgīle, both from Persian nārgīl ‘coconut’, ultimately from Sanskrit nārikela ‘coconut’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnɑːɡɪleɪ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnɑːɡɪli
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Middle Eastern or Turkish tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah.
Short Definition:tobacco pipe with long tube that draws smoke through water
Variant Forms:
- nargileh
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