xixa

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zid͡za/, [ˈd͡ziːd͡zä]

xixa

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of xixë (“sparks”)
2. definite nominative singular of xixë (“the spark”)

Borrowed from English shisha, from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe), from Persian شیشه (šiša, “glass, mirror”).

• Hyphenation: xi‧xa

xixa m (plural xixas)

1. shisha; hookah; narghile (Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water)

   Synonyms: narguile, narguilé, narguilê, arguile