hookah

noun

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

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During that second incident, Neverson allegedly broke around $1,500 worth of restaurant property, including hookahs, DJ equipment, and sofas, his criminal complaint reportedly said. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025 That block is home to a hookah lounge, a hair salon and a gas station, among other businesses. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025 Similarly, in November, a hookah lounge on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton was ordered to close after the city said partying by patrons in the street outside the bar was a nuisance, according to Enquirer media partner Fox 19. David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2025 The ban also applied to menthol cigarettes, but did not apply to hookah tobacco. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2025 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 6 Jan. 2026.

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