houka

English

Noun

houka (plural houkas)

  1. Alternative spelling of hookah.

French

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /u.ka/
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Noun

houka f (plural houkas)

  1. hookah (pipe)
    • 1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Au lecteur”, in Les Fleurs du mal [The Flowers of Evil], Paris: Poulet-Malassis et De Broise:
      C’est l’Ennui ! — l’œil chargé d’un pleur involontaire, / Il rêve d’échafauds en fumant son houka.
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