narghile

narghile
narghile (n.) "oriental water pipe for smoking," 1839, from Fr. narghileh, from Persian nargileh, from nargil "cocoa-nut," of which the bowl was originally made. The Persian word is probably from Skt. narikerah, which may be from a Dravidian source.

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  • narghile — [när′gə lē΄, när′gəlā΄] n. [Pers nārgīleh < nargīl, coconut tree, prob. < Sans nārikera, coconut: orig. made of coconut shell] a kind of water pipe for smoking: also sp. nargile or nargileh …   English World dictionary

  • Narghilé — Narguilé  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Narguilé (plongée).  Un narguilé Narguilé, narghilé, narjila de Turc: Nargile ( …   Wikipédia en Français

  • narghilé — narguilé ou narghilé [ nargile ] n. m. • 1834; narguillet 1790; mot persan ♦ Pipe orientale, à long tuyau communiquant avec un flacon d eau aromatisée que la fumée traverse avant d arriver à la bouche du fumeur. ⇒ houka. « Fumant notre narguilé… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • narghile — Hookah Hook ah (h[oo^]k [.a]), n. [Per. or Ar. huqqa a round box or casket, a bottle through which the fumes pass when smoking tobacco.] A pipe with a long, flexible stem, so arranged that the smoke is cooled by being made to pass through water.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • narghile — or nargileh noun Etymology: Persian nārgīla, from nārgīl coconut, of Indo Aryan origin; akin to Sanskrit nārikela coconut; from the original material used in making its bowl Date: 1758 a water pipe for smoking that originated in the Near East …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • narghile — /nahr geuh lee, lay /, n. a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah. Also, nargile, nargileh. [1830 40; < Turk nargile < Pers nargileh, deriv. of nargil coconut, from which the bowl… …   Universalium

  • narghile — noun A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it. Syn: hookah …   Wiktionary

  • narghilè — nar·ghi·lè s.m.inv. CO nei paesi musulmani, sorta di pipa in cui il fumo viene depurato dal passaggio nell acqua profumata contenuta in un recipiente di vetro {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1868. ETIMO: dal fr. narguilé, dal pers. nārgīleh, der. di… …   Dizionario italiano

  • narghilè — {{hw}}{{narghilè}}{{/hw}}s. m. Pipa orientale costituita da un recipiente con acqua e da due tubi, uno dei quali con bocchino per aspirare il fumo passato attraverso l acqua. ETIMOLOGIA: dal persiano narguileh, deriv. di narguil ‘noce di cocco’… …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • narghile — nÉ‘rgɪlɪ , leɪ / nɑː n. nargileh, type of smoking pipe used in eastern countries in which the smoke is filtered through a water pipe before reaching the inhaler pipe …   English contemporary dictionary

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