narguilé

See also: narguile

French

Alternative forms

narghilé, narghileh

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (nârgile), from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”). Compare Turkish nargile.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡi.le/
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Noun

narguilé m (plural narguilés)

narghile, water pipe (for smoking)
Coordinate term: houka
umbilical cable (for diving)

Further reading

“narguilé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French narguilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian (nârgile).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡiˈlɛ/ [naɦ.ɡiˈlɛ], /naʁˈɡi.li/ [naɦˈɡi.li]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /naɾ.ɡiˈlɛ/, /naɾˈɡi.li/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡiˈlɛ/, /naʁˈɡi.li/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /naɻ.ɡiˈlɛ/, /naɻˈɡi.le/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐɾ.ɡiˈlɛ/ [nɐɾ.ɣiˈlɛ]

Noun

narguilé m (plural narguilés)

hookah; narghile (Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water)

Further reading

“narguilé” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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