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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, “glass, mirror”).
Pronunciation
Noun
shisha (countable and uncountable, plural shishas)
- (countable) An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.
- Synonyms: hookah, hubbly bubbly, narghile
- The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.
- Synonym: maassel
- (textiles) A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.
- Synonym: mirrorwork
Translations
arabic water-pipe
— see hookah
Further reading
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
shisha
- Rōmaji transcription of ししゃ
Spanish
Noun
shisha f (plural shishas)
- shisha; hookah
Uzbek
Noun
shisha (plural shishalar)
- glass
- bottle
- Synonym: butilka
Declension
Possessive forms of shisha