hookah
hookah — noun
- hookahsingular
- hookahsplural
1. a smoking device with a bowl and a long hose that pulls smoke through water befo
a smoking device with a bowl and a long hose that pulls smoke through water before you breathe it in
At the cafe, Sahil showed us how to light the hookah safely.
light a hookah
A glass hookah stood beside the low table in the lounge.
After dinner, Esteban shared a hookah with two friends on the roof.
The owner cleaned each hookah hose before the next group arrived.
During the music break, smoke bubbled through the hookah on stage.
- water pipe
a broader description that can also refer to similar smoking devices
- shisha
in some regions this can mean the device, but it often means the flavored tobacco instead
文法句型
light a hookah
share a hookah
clean a hookah hose
用法筆記
Usually names the whole smoking device, not only the tobacco inside it. In some places, shisha can mean the tobacco as well as the pipe, so context matters.