hookah

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʊkə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhʊkə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hŏŏkə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hook•ah or hook•a /ˈhʊkə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. hook•ahs or hook•as. 
  1. a water pipe with a long easily bent tube by which the smoke is drawn through a jar of water and thus cooled.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hook•ah  (hŏŏkə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a tobacco pipe of Near Eastern origin with a long, flexible tube by which the smoke is drawn through a jar of water and thus cooled.
Also, hooka. Also called narghile. 
  • Arabic ḥuqqah box, vase, pipe for smoking
  • 1755–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hookah, hooka /ˈhʊkə/ n
  1. a pipe for smoking marijuana, tobacco, etc, consisting of one or more long flexible stems connected to a container of water or other liquid through which smoke is drawn and cooledAlso called: hubble-bubble, water pipe
Etymology: 18th Century: from Arabic huqqah
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