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narghilly

narghilly is the alternative form of narghile.

Meaning of narghile

Noun

narghile (plural narghiles)

  1. A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.
    • He went to the Pyramids and Syria, and there left his malady behind him, and returned with a fine beard, and a supply of tarbooshes and nargillies, with which he regales all his friends.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 76, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
    Synonyms:
    hookah, shisha, waterpipe

Forms of narghilly

pluralnarghillies

Questions about narghilly

What is narghilly the alternative form of?
Narghilly is the alternative form of narghile.

Words near narghilly in the dictionary

  1. narghileh
  2. narghilehs
  3. narghiles
  4. narghilies
  5. narghillies
  6. narghilly
  7. narghils
  8. narghily
  9. nargil
  10. nargile
  11. nargileh

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