chillum

noun

chil·​lum ˈchi-ləm 

1

: the part of a water pipe that contains the substance (such as tobacco or hashish) which is smoked

also : a quantity of a substance thus smoked

2

: a funnel-shaped clay pipe for smoking

Examples of chillum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Small pipes like spoons and chillums are the best way to start smoking flower. — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024

In Afghanistan, Mellin smoked a chillum on the head of an ancient Buddha that’s since been destroyed by the Taliban. — Jason Nark, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017

Tourists follow suit, packing chillums—long Hindu pipes—with inky black hashish. — Ariel Sophia Bardi, Slate Magazine, 2 Jan. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Hindi cilam & Urdu chilam, from Persian chilam

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chillum

• hilum
• millim