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shisha

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shisha.

Editorial note

But the traditional way was at small coffee shops (kafenes) where people would see for hours, smoke shisha etc.

Examples17
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shisha gathered in one view.

noun

The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.

noun

(countable) An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.

noun

(textiles) A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shisha.

noun

The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.

noun

(countable) An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.

noun

(textiles) A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.

Example sentences

1

But the traditional way was at small coffee shops (kafenes) where people would see for hours, smoke shisha etc.

2

That like saying someone who smokes cigarettes, pipes and shisha but not cigars must be anti-smoking.

3

Maybe this works for ads for duner place or shisha bar in some developing country.

4

I know somebody who worked 8 years saving whatever he could, and he finally opened a shisha shop.

5

Fungal infections are medically treated, even if your lungs are affected with, say, Candida after sharing some shisha in a dirty moroccan place.

6

I also like smoking shisha - there's one place in PA, and a good place in Sunnyvale.

7

Bongs can be used to smoke legal drugs, and there are a number of subtly different devices (like a shisha) for smoking tobacco.

8

And yet some people insist on going to bars, shisha joints, private parties.

9

Wikipedia lists: > Dried tobacco leaves are mainly used for smoking in cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and flavored shisha tobacco.

10

Also starting to crack down on all the shisha places.

11

Try an unwashed shisha some time, they're out there.

12

Over the weekend, I was invited to go to a shisha bar.

Quote examples

1

Hookah smoke is fairly low in nicotine, but that's because most shisha is "washed" to remove most of it's nicotine -- kind of like how decaf coffee still has a trace of caffeine in it.

2

I'm not sure if you were making a distinction between vaping and smoking, but I checked and there is indeed vapeable caffeine (plus taurine and flavoring.) I feel weird dropping a link, but search "Energy Shisha" if you're interested.

3

Note many times the studies are based around "traditional" such as Tombak tobacco, which is placing the coals directly on the Shisha (tobacco), versus more standard practice (especially in US / hookah bars (across to Vietnam, etc.)) of tinfoil or steal as a heat diffuser.

4

A lot of this is a reaction to a liberal refugee resettlement policy which caused some ghettoisation and drug gang problems (there was a shooting two doors down from my flat at a shisha lounge reflecting this and people list suburbs they think are "not dutch" or "not safe").

Proper noun examples

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Well for some cafe and restaurants Shisha.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use shisha in a sentence?

But the traditional way was at small coffee shops (kafenes) where people would see for hours, smoke shisha etc.

What does shisha mean?

The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.

What part of speech is shisha?

shisha is commonly used as noun.