What is another word for hookahs?

Pronunciation: [hˈʊkəz] (IPA)

The word hookahs is generally used to refer to traditional smoking devices that originated in the Middle East. However, there are numerous other terms that can be used to refer to these devices. Some commonly used synonyms for hookahs include shishas, water pipes, narghiles, and hubble-bubbles. Each of these terms is fairly interchangable with hookahs and generally refers to the same type of smoking device. Depending on the context in which the word is being used, one of these synonyms may be more appropriate than the others. Regardless of the term used, smoking from these devices is a popular pastime in many cultures around the world.

What are the hypernyms for Hookahs?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Hookahs

A chorus of exclamations swept the circle, before the gurgle of hookahs took the moment, as the mahouts gave themselves to meditation and water-winnowed smoke.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost
The boy found a secret pleasure in smoking Sharat's hookahs; he would calmly go off in pouring rain with Sharat's best silk umbrella for a stroll through the village, and make friends with all whom he met.
"Stories from Tagore"
Rabindranath Tagore
Two wolves howled at responsive intervals away down in the valley beneath, and the red glow of the camp fires played upon the bronzed, hook-nosed faces, and fierce eyes, of the wild marauders of the desert, squatted around, smoking their hookahs, and conversing in a deep rumbling undertone.
"The Heath Hover Mystery"
Bertram Mitford

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