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   narghile

   /ˈnɑːɡɪleɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a Middle Eastern or Turkish tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah.

   Word Origin early 19th century (as narguillet): partly via French from Turkish nargile or Persian nārgīle, both from Persian nārgīl ‘coconut’, ultimately from Sanskrit nārikela ‘coconut’.

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