Synonyms for hookah


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hoo k-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʊk ə

Top 10 synonyms for hookah Other synonyms for the word hookah

Définition of hookah

Origin :
  • also hooka, 1763, from Arabic huqqah "small box, vessel" (through which the smoke is drawn), extended in Urdu to the whole apparatus.
  • As in water pipe : noun pipe through which water moves
Example sentences :
  • Also, a term for a short pipe, probably derived from hookah.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Puffing at his hookah and munching musk-flavoured condiments.
  • Extract from : « Tartarin de Tarascon » by Alphonse Daudet
  • One was given a hookah to smoke, and remembered nothing of what he said or had to say.
  • Extract from : « Mysteries of Police and Crime » by Arthur Griffiths
  • In front of him were his hookah, a sword, and several nosegays.
  • Extract from : « Wanderings in India » by John Lang
  • Only Nao's father was in sight, and he sat dozing over his hookah.
  • Extract from : « Our Little Hindu Cousin » by Blanche McManus
  • Ratikanta was enjoying his hookah, seated in a chair next to him.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Tagore » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • Ram Deen puffed the hookah in silence when it reached him again.
  • Extract from : « The Taming of the Jungle » by Dr. C. W. Doyle
  • No one spoke, and the hookah passed from hand to hand in a dreary silence.
  • Extract from : « The Taming of the Jungle » by Dr. C. W. Doyle
  • He called for a new light-ball to his hookah, and considered the case.
  • Extract from : « Kim » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The hakim, still squatting, slid over his hookah with a friendly foot, and Kim pulled at the good weed.
  • Extract from : « Kim » by Rudyard Kipling

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