narguilé

See also: narguile

French

Alternative forms

• narghilé, narghileh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡi.le/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

narguilé m (plural narguilés)

1. narghile, water pipe (for smoking)

   Coordinate term: houka

2. 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 نارگیله (nârgile).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naʁ.ɡiˈlɛ/ [naɦ.ɡiˈlɛ], /naʁˈɡi.li/ [naɦˈɡi.li]

• (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)

1. 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.