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, likely ultimately from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”),[1] from a Dravidian language.

Noun

narghile (plural narghiles)

  1. A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
    Synonyms: hookah, waterpipe
    Coordinate terms: shisha, hubbly bubbly

Further reading

References
  1. “narghile” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

narghile m (plural narghiles)

  1. Alternative form of narguile
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