hookah

noun

hoo·​kah ˈhu̇-kə How to pronounce hookah (audio) ˈhü- How to pronounce hookah (audio)

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An unannounced inspection was nevertheless conducted less than a week later, and a back room in the business was allegedly found to have cases of beer and alcoholic lemonade, bottles of beer and liquor in the refrigerator, and more than a dozen hookahs. Logan Smith, CBS News, 31 May 2026 The performers were wearing drapes over their heads and chanting to drone music while smoking a hookah, and there were flowers everywhere. Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 Our room was papered with a charming House of Hackney print featuring a sloth smoking a hookah, a badger sipping a tropical cocktail, and an otter fanning itself. Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026 But he and Sky Lounge were cited by the city last year for allowing patrons to dance and smoke inside using a hookah without the proper license, records show. Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hookah

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ḥuqqa bottle of a water pipe

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hookah was in 1763

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“Hookah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hookah. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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