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HOOKA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tobacco Industry
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hookah
1, record 1, English, hookah
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hooka 2, record 1, English, hooka
correct
- hubbly bubbly 3, record 1, English, hubbly%20bubbly
- hubble-bubble 4, record 1, English, hubble%2Dbubble
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pipe for smoking ... which bubbles the smoke through water, thus cooling it and softening the characteristic harshness of cannabis smoke. 3, record 1, English, - hookah
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nargileh
- narghile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du tabac
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- houka
1, record 1, French, houka
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pipe orientale analogue au narguilé. 2, record 1, French, - houka
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-11-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tobacco Industry
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nargileh
1, record 2, English, nargileh
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- narghile 1, record 2, English, narghile
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, English, - nargileh
Record 2, Key term(s)
- hookah
- hooka
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du tabac
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- narguilé
1, record 2, French, narguil%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- narghilé 1, record 2, French, narghil%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- narghileh 2, record 2, French, narghileh
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pipe orientale composée d'un flacon rempli d'eau parfumée, que la fumée traverse avant d'arriver à la bouche. 3, record 2, French, - narguil%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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