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hookah
(hoo¦kah)
Pronunciation:
/ˈhʊkə/
noun
an oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube which draws the smoke through water contained in a bowl.
Origin:
mid 18th century
: from Urdu, from Arabic
ḥuqqa
'casket, jar'
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