What is another word for Nargileh?

Pronunciation: [nˈɑːd͡ʒa͡ɪl] (IPA)

Nargileh, also known as shisha or hookah, is a popular smoking device used in many parts of the world. This device allows the user to smoke flavored tobacco by passing the smoke through water and then inhaling it through a long tube. Nargileh is also often referred to as hubbly-bubbly, waterpipe, argeela, or hubble-bubble. It has been used for centuries in many cultures, particularly in the Middle East, but has gained popularity in many other parts of the world in recent years. Regardless of the name used to refer to this device, its popularity shows no signs of diminishing any time soon.

What are the hypernyms for Nargileh?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Nargileh

The apartment was strewn with rugs, and its furniture was a curious mixture of the color of the East and the utility of the West-a French dressing stand beside a stove of American make, a Bosnian marriage chest, a table which might have come out of the Ringstrasse, a brass tray for burning charcoal, a carved teakwood stand upon which stood a Nargileh, a box of cigars, some cigarettes, and two coffee cups still containing the residue of the last draught.
"The Secret Witness"
George Gibbs
I'd let you smoke a Nargileh, if you wanted to, surrounded by rolls of blue prints.
"Fanny Herself"
Edna Ferber
Presently he opened his lips and began to sing: The love of women is like a date that is golden in the sun, That is golden- The love of women is like a gazelle that comes to drink- To drink at the water springs- The love of women is like the Nargileh, and like the dust of the keef That is mingled with tobacco and with honey.
"The Garden Of Allah"
Robert Hichens

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