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Albanian
Pronunciation
Noun
xixa
- indefinite nominative/accusative plural of xixë (“sparks”)
- definite nominative singular of xixë (“the spark”)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English shisha, from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe), from Persian شیشه (šiša, “glass, mirror”).
Pronunciation
Noun
xixa m (plural xixas)
- shisha; hookah; narghile (Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water)
- Synonyms: narguile, narguilé, narguilê, arguile