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Narghile (noun) means a large Oriental tobacco pipe in which smoke passes through water to be cooled and filtered.

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A large Oriental tobacco pipe in which smoke passes through water to be cooled and filtered.
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Etymology

From French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله (nârgile) from نارگیل (nârgil, “a coconut”), which was formerly used to construct the bowl, likely ultimately from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “a coconut”), from a Dravidian language.

calean chicha hookah shisha nargileh sheesha kalian

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"narghile" (noun) means a large Oriental tobacco pipe in which smoke passes through water to be cooled and filtered.
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Other words for "narghile" include calean, chicha, hookah, shisha, nargileh, sheesha.

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