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narghile

nar·ghi·le
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahr-guh-lee, -ley]
    • /ˈnɑr gə li, -ˌleɪ/
    • /nˈɑːɡaɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahr-guh-lee, -ley]
    • /ˈnɑr gə li, -ˌleɪ/

Definitions of narghile word

  • noun narghile a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah. 1
  • noun narghile An oriental tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah. 1
  • noun narghile a kind of water pipe for smoking 0

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Origin of narghile

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Turkish nargile < Persian nārgīleh, derivative of nārgīl coconut, from which the bowl was formerly made

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Parts of speech for Narghile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

narghile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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