shisha

See also: Shisha

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, glass, mirror).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːʃə/

Noun

shisha (countable and uncountable, plural shishas)

  1. (countable) An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.
    Synonyms: hookah, hubbly bubbly, narghile
  2. The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.
    Synonym: maassel
  3. (textiles) A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.
    Synonym: mirrorwork

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Japanese

Romanization

shisha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ししゃ

Spanish

Noun

shisha f (plural shishas)

  1. shisha; hookah

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic шиша (shisha)
Latin shisha
Perso-Arabic

Noun

shisha (plural shishalar)

  1. glass
  2. bottle
    Synonym: butilka

Declension

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