narghile

See also: narghilé and narghilè

English

narghile

Etymology

From French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله‎ (nārgileh) from نارگیل‎ (nārgil, “coconut”), which used to be used to construct the bowl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”).[1]

Noun

narghile (plural narghiles)

  1. A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.

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References

  1. ↑ "narghile." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)., The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2008.

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Spanish

Noun

narghile m (plural narghiles)

  1. Alternative form of narguile
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