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