French word

narghilé

Pronunciation

IPA/naʁgile/

Meaning

  • masculine nounhookah

Example

Hier soir, nous avons partagé un narghilé au café.

Last night, we shared a hookah at the cafe.

Illustration for narghilé (hookah)

More examples

Il a acheté un nouveau narghilé pour la maison.

He bought a new hookah for the house.

Core concept

A tabletop pipe that cools flavored smoke through a water-filled base for shared smoking.

Common phrases

  • fumer un narghilé

    smoke a hookah

  • partager un narghilé

    share a hookah

  • allumer le narghilé

    light the hookah

Similar words

chicha: A water pipe often shared by several people in cafes or homes.
narguilé: A French spelling for a water pipe used to inhale flavored smoke.

Definition in French

Dispositif destiné à fumer du tabac aromatisé, où la fumée circule par un récipient d'eau avant d'être inhalée, usage souvent partagé entre plusieurs personnes.

Word origin

Narghilé is a borrowing that reached French through Turkish nargile and Arabic narjīla, ultimately deriving from Persian nārgil, meaning "coconut."

Usage tips

  • French also commonly uses narguilé and chicha for this device, so these names can appear alongside narghilé in menus and conversation.

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