water pipe

/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌpaɪp/

noun

A pipe that is a conduit for water; an essential element of plumbing.

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OriginMiddle English waterpype →
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Meanings

nounwater pipe (plural water pipes)

plural water pipes · alternative waterpipe

  1. A pipe that is a conduit for water; an essential element of plumbing.
  2. A device for smoking, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water before inhaling.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water

Similar
hookahnarghilenargilehsheeshashishachichacaleankalianhubble-bubblehubbly-bubbly
Broader
pipetobacco pipe
Also see
caleanchichahookahhubble-bubblekaliannarghileshisha

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwaterpype
  2. Englishwater pipe

From Middle English waterpype. By surface analysis, water + pipe.

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Translations

Arabic شِيشَة, أرجيلة
  • شِيشَة (šīša)tobacco smoking device
  • أرجيلة (argīle)tobacco smoking device
Chinese Mandarin 水煙 /水烟
  • 水煙 /水烟 (shuǐyān)tobacco smoking device
Czech vodní dýmka
  • vodní dýmkatobacco smoking device
Danish vandrør, vandledning
  • vandrørwater conduit
  • vandledningwater conduit
Esperanto akvopipo
  • akvopipotobacco smoking device
Finnish vesijohtoputki, vesijohto
  • vesijohtoputkiwater conduit
  • vesijohtowater conduit
  • vesipiipputobacco smoking device
German Wasserleitung, Wasserrohr
  • Wasserleitungwater conduit
  • Wasserrohrwater conduit
  • Wasserpfeifetobacco smoking device
Hungarian vízvezeték, vízipipa
  • vízvezetékwater conduit
  • vízipipatobacco smoking device
Irish píopa uisce
  • píopa uiscewater conduit
Latin fistula
  • fistulawater conduit
Norwegian vannledning, vannpipe
  • vannledningwater conduit
  • vannpipewater conduit
Norwegian Bokmål vannrør
  • vannrørwater conduit
Polish wodociąg, fajka wodna
  • wodociągwater conduit
  • fajka wodnatobacco smoking device
Portuguese bica
  • bicawater conduit
Spanish pipa de agua
  • pipa de aguatobacco smoking device
Swedish vattenledning, vattenledningsrör
  • vattenledningwater conduit
  • vattenledningsrörwater conduit
  • vattenpipatobacco smoking device
Ukrainian водопрові́д, водогі́н
  • водопрові́д (vodoprovíd)water conduit
  • водогі́н (vodohín)water conduit
Vietnamese điếu cày
  • điếu càytobacco smoking device
Cite this entry
APA

water pipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20pipe

MLA

“water pipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20pipe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water pipe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20pipe.

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