hookah

noun

hoo·kah ˈhu̇-kə ˈhü-

: water pipe sense 2

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In the second incident, the singer allegedly broke around $1,500 worth of restaurant property, including hookahs, DJ equipment, and sofas at Mira restaurant and hookah lounge in Manhattan. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026 What appears to be the only Indian restaurant is called Ghandi, and the smoke of hookahs cast a cloud over charmingly old world-looking boats emblazoned with American names. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026 Strike 10 is more like a bowling boulevard, with an expansive bar and food lounge, bowling lanes, mini lanes and billiards (the Hallandale Beach location also has an arcade and a hookah lounge). — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026 An unannounced inspection was nevertheless conducted less than a week later, and a back room in the business was allegedly found to have cases of beer and alcoholic lemonade, bottles of beer and liquor in the refrigerator, and more than a dozen hookahs. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hookah

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ḥuqqa bottle of a water pipe

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hookah was in 1763

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