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HOOKAH [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

hookah: an item in the "Personal Gear" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

houka : objet de la classe «Articles personnels» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A pipe for smoking ... which bubbles the smoke through water, thus cooling it and softening the characteristic harshness of cannabis smoke.

Key term(s)
  • nargileh
  • narghile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du tabac
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Pipe orientale analogue au narguilé.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
  • Diving (Naval Forces)
OBS

hookah: term officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
  • Plongée (Forces navales)
DEF

Tuyau souple qui fournit au plongeur, par le détendeur, de l'air comprimé ou du mélange respiratoire, à partir de la surface ou d'un engin immergé.

OBS

houka : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Buceo (Deportes)
  • Buceo (Fuerzas navales)
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Record 4 1989-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

a pipe used chiefly in the Near East that cools the tobacco smoke by passing it through a reservoir of water and that is provided with long flexible stems resembling tubes.

Key term(s)
  • hookah
  • hooka

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du tabac
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Pipe orientale composée d'un flacon rempli d'eau parfumée, que la fumée traverse avant d'arriver à la bouche.

Spanish

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