narguile

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See also: narguilé

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French narguilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile), from Persian نارگیل (nârgil, coconut), from Middle Persian anārgēl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, coconut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɾˈɡile/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Syllabification: nar‧gui‧le

Noun

narguile m (plural narguiles)

  1. hookah (pipe)
    Synonyms: cachimba, hookah, shisha, kalyan, arguile, argila, pipa de agua

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