noun
hookah
HOOK-uh/ˈhʊkə/
A water pipe used for smoking flavored tobacco.
The hookah on the table has a long, flexible hose.
Etymology
The “small vessel” was the container through which smoke was drawn. In Urdu, its name extended to the whole smoking apparatus.
In context
hookah also known as shisha involves adults smoking a flavored tobacco from a water pipe in which they pass a hose and take a puff among family or friends
More examples
- They fill the hookah's bowl with flavored tobacco.
- The shop sells hookahs in several sizes.
- She cleans the hookah after each use.
Forms
hookah · hookahs
Similar words
- water pipe
- A broader term for smoking devices that filter smoke through water.
- pipe
- A general smoking device, not necessarily using water or a hose.