shisha

ˈʃiːʃə

Definition

Definition of shisha - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

shared hose

Rare

Arabic water-pipe for smoking flavored tobacco

Rare

They gathered around the shisha to enjoy the evening.

hookah

sweet leaf

Rare

tobacco mixed with molasses for smoking in a water-pipe

Rare

He bought some apple-flavored shisha for the party.

hookah

narghile

textiles

TECH.

embroidery with small reflective metal pieces on fabric

TECH.

The dress was adorned with shisha, making it sparkle.

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Images of shisha

Arabic water-pipe for smoking flavored tobacco
tobacco mixed with molasses for smoking in a water-pipe
embroidery with small reflective metal pieces on fabric

Origin of shisha

Persian, shishe (glass)

Examples of shisha in a sentence

He bought a new shisha for the party.
They enjoyed smoking shisha at the café.
The lounge offered a variety of shisha flavors.
The shisha on the scarf caught the light beautifully.
Her blouse featured intricate shisha work.

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French:chicha, tabac à narguilé, ...
German:Shisha, Shisha-Tabak, ...
Italian:shisha, tabacco da narghilè, ...
Spanish:shisha, espejuelos, ...
Portuguese:narguilé, tabaco para cachimbo de água, ...
Chinese:水烟, 水烟草, ...
Japanese:シーシャ, フレーバータバコ, ...
Arabic:شِيشَة, مُعَسَّل, ...
Hebrew:נַרְגִּילָה, שִׁישָׁה, ...
Russian:кальян, табак для кальяна, ...
Ukrainian:кальян, тютюн для кальяну, ...
Hindi:शीशा, हुक्का तंबाकू, ...
Bengali:শিশা, আয়না কাজ, ...
Catalan:xixa, ...
Czech:vodní dýmka, tabák do vodní dýmky, ...
Danish:shisha, vandpibetobak, ...
Dutch:waterpijp, waterpijptabak, ...
Greek:ναργιλές, καπνός για ναργιλέ, ...
Hungarian:vízipipa, vízipipadohány, ...
Khmer:បំពង់ជក់ស៊ីសា, ស៊ីសា, ...
Korean:시샤, 물담배 담배, ...
Persian:قلیان, شیشه, ...
Polish:szisza, shisha, ...
Portuguese (BR):narguilé, espelhos indianos, ...
Romanian:narghilea, tutun pentru narghilea, ...
Swedish:vattenpipa, spegelbroderi, ...
Thai:ท่อสูบบุหรี่แบบน้ำ, ยาสูบชิชา, ...
Turkish:nargile, nargile tütünü, ...
Vietnamese:shisha, thêu shisha, ...

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