narghile

nar ghi le |ˈnärgəlē ˈnɑrɡəli |(also nargileh ) ▶noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Persian nārgīl ‘coconut, hookah, ’ from Sanskrit nārikela ‘coconut. ’

narghile

narghile |ˈnɑːgɪleɪ, -li | ▶noun an oriental tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Persian nārgīl ‘coconut, hookah ’, from Sanskrit nārikela ‘coconut ’.