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Meaning of "shisha" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHISHA

From Persian shishe a bottle.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHISHA

shisha  [ˈʃiːʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHISHA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shisha is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHISHA


aubretia
ɔːˈbriːʃə
aubrieta
ɔːˈbriːʃə
aubrietia
ɔːˈbriːʃə
Esher
ˈiːʃə
godetia
ɡəˈdiːʃə
Helvetia
hɛlˈviːʃə
magnesia
mæɡˈniːʃə
montbretia
mɒnˈbriːʃə
Naoise
ˈniːʃə
Portlaoise
ˌpɔːtˈliːʃə
Rhodesia
rəʊˈdiːʃə
Venetia
vɪˈniːʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHISHA

shirtless
shirtmaker
shirtsleeve
shirtsleeved
shirtwaist
shirtwaist dress
shirtwaisted dress
shirtwaister
shirty
shish kebab
shiso
shist
shit
shit creek
shit disturber
shit-hole
shit-hot
shit-scared
shit-stir
shit-stirrer

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHISHA

Aisha
Ali Pasha
Ayesha
Changsha
Chevra Kadisha
Elisha
Falasha
geisha
Ilesha
jinrikisha
kasha
moksha
musha
Odisha
orisha
Parsha
pasha
poisha
tamasha
wisha

Synonyms and antonyms of shisha in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shisha» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHISHA

Find out the translation of shisha to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shisha from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shisha» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水烟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shisha
570 millions of speakers

English

shisha
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشيشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шиша
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shisha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shisha
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shisha
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shisha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shisha
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シーシャ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시샤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shisha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shisha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷிஷா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शीशा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nargile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shisha
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szisza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шиша
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shisha
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

shisha
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sisa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shisha
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shisha
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shisha

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHISHA»

The term «shisha» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHISHA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shisha» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shisha» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shisha

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHISHA»

Discover the use of shisha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shisha and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tobacco Use in Shisha: Studies on Waterpipe Smoking in Egypt
Traditionally the water pipe has been regarded as less harmful and less addictive than cigarettes. These studies show the reality behind this false premise. The water pipe is as harmful and as addictive as cigarettes.
‎2006
2
The Shisha Pangma: The Alpine-style First Ascent of the ...
Now in paperback comes a lively adventure narrative of the first ascent of the southwest face of Shishapangma--a classic which captures details from the historical to the personal. 45 photos.
Doug Scott, Alex MacIntyre, 2000
3
Coptic Grammatical Categories: Structural Studies in the ...
This work aims at a corpus-based description of certain central subsystems of Coptic grammar by using a structuralist method of analysis.
Ariel Shisha-Halevy, 1986
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Coptic grammatical chrestomathy: a course for academic and ...
This collection of selected texts is intended to serve as a means for acquaintance with the elements of Sahidic Coptic grammar, giving the student the competence and confidence which should enable him to deal subsequently with any Coptic ...
Ariel Shisha-Halevy, 1988
5
Sadi Thread and Shisha Glass Embroidery
Discover the exquisite possibilities of working in the ancient decorative embroidery techniques of sadi and shisha.
Betty Luke, 2001
6
Topics in Coptic syntax: structural studies in the Bohairic ...
Summing-up four decades of research into Egyptian and Coptic grammar, and more than twenty years of study of Bohairic syntax, this work is a series of structural accounts of important sub-systems of Bohairic, in four chapters: Narrative and ...
Ariel Shisha-Halevy, 2007
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Reflections: in conversation with artists from Bangladesh, ...
Shisha and her partners designed the program of residency as a theoretical and idealistic space where the guest artists could reflect on the existential concerns and aesthetic issues that they and their respective communities have to ...
Jagjit Chuhan, Fareda Khan, Sheila Maddison, 2004
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Resurrection of Tutankhamun
Water pipe (shisha) and tea of different flavors are also in great demand. Shisha had a cylindrical body with a long pipe protruding from the middle of the base to suck in air. The air passed through water kept in the belly of shisha. The water ...
Amit Gupta, 2010
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Inequalities - III: proceedings
(Cargo-Shisha) Let r, s, A, and B be given real numbers such that 0 < A < B and r < s; set y = B/A; and let I denote the n-dimen- sional cube {(xx ,x2,..., xn) : A < xf < B, j = 1,2 n}. Then MAXx , x2 xJlMrixX , x xn) < J (6) throughout I, where A is ...
Oved Shisha, United States. Air Force. Office of Scientific Research. Directorate of Mathematical and Information Sciences, Aerospace Research Laboratories (U.S.), 1972
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American Alpine Journal, 1991
Wojciech Kurtyka, Klub Wysokogorski, Krakow, Poland HE VIRGIN SOUTHWEST FACE of Cho Oyu and the central couloir of the south face of Shisha Pangma were the objectives of Swiss Jean Troillet, Erhard Loretan and me. Both rise 2000  ...
H. Adams Carter, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHISHA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shisha is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shisha managers jailed for "blatant' fire risk in Manchester
Six people who ran a shisha bar in Manchester have been sentenced for a "blatant disregard" for fire safety. Manchester Crown Court heard fire exits were ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
2
Police 'Educate' 80 After Weekend Shisha Raids
In their latest crackdown on shisha, Phnom Penh police detained, “educated” and informed the parents of 80 people found smoking the flavored tobacco out of ... «The Cambodia Daily, May 15»
3
Proposed hookah ban discriminatory and hurtful to business …
He invested in a $6,000 ventilation system; only those aged 19 and older are allowed to smoke; and the restaurant serves shisha to hookah smokers only. «National Post, May 15»
4
Shisha bar boss fined £10000 after storing cylinders which could …
The boss of a shisha bar which could have BLOWN UP part of Chorlton's high street has been fined £10,000. Manchester Crown Court heard that as a small ... «Manchester Evening News, Apr 15»
5
Public Release: 19-Feb-2015 Up in smoke: Belief that shisha pipe …
Contrary to popular belief, only a minimal amount of heavy metals are removed in the 'filtration' process when smoking shisha, also known as hookah, according ... «EurekAlert, Feb 15»
6
Smoke from shisha pipes contains dangerous levels of lead and …
Shisha has become popular in bars and cafes across the world, with celebrities like Prince Harry and footballer Jack Wilshere spotted puffing on the flavoured ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
7
Roy Hodgson admits to smoking shisha and has no problems with …
Roy Hodgson has sympathised with Jack Wilshere over the midfielder's latest smoking controversy by revealing that he too has puffed on a shisha pipe. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
8
Jack Wilshere risks new row over smoking as Arsenal midfielder …
Jack Wilshere is at the centre of another smoking controversy after a picture emerged of the Arsenal midfielder holding a shisha pipe at a nightclub. The England ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
9
NYC vs. the scourge of 'spiked' shisha (editorial)
Dr. Mary Bassett, city Health Commissioner, has warned against hookah bars that serve tobacco-based shisha, a herb and molasses mixture smoked in water ... «SILive.com, Jan 15»
10
Shisha ban kicks in on Friday: MOH
“With effect from 28 November 2014, shisha will be banned in Singapore via the publication of the Prohibited Tobacco Products Regulations made under ... «Yahoo Singapore News, Nov 14»

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