noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah. countable
2. 2
   an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water wordnet
3. 3
   The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

hookahnarghilehookahcaleanchichahubble-bubble

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, “glass, mirror”).

Related phrases

hubbly bubbly

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.