narguile

See also: narguilé

Spanish

Alternative forms

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/ [naɾˈɣ̞i.le]
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Syllabification: nar‧gui‧le

Noun

narguile m (plural narguiles)

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

Further reading

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