noun
- A water pipe used for smoking tobacco, with a long flexible tube and a bowl that cools the smoke by passing it through water.
Usage: Also spelled hookah, shisha, or narghile.; Common in Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures.
Examples
- He relaxed at the café, smoking from a nargileh while watching the sunset.
- The nargileh's long tube allowed multiple people to share the same device.
- She had never used a nargileh before visiting her friend's house.
- The shop sold ornate nargiléhs decorated with brass and colored glass.
- Smoking a nargileh is a social tradition in many Middle Eastern countries.