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hookah.

A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʊ.kə/UK/ˈhu.kə/General-American/ˈhʊ.kə/General-American
  1. A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.

  2. A tankless surface air compressor pump and umbilical piping system that supplies air to a diving mask.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani حقہ / हुक़्क़ा (huqqā) and, in turn, derived from Arabic حُقَّة (ḥuqqa, “pot, jar”), from حُقّ (ḥuqq, “cavity, hollow”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.