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calean

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kalē'än/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Persian oriental tobacco pipe with a flexible tube.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hookah, waterpipe, narghile

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hookah, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, chicha, kalian, water pipe, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pipe, tobacco pipe

History

Etymology

From Persian قلیان.