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hookahs

Portuguese translation: narguilé

22:10 Mar 20, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
IT (Information Technology) / in this context
English term or phrase: hookahs
It may sound cheesy, but without our awesome crowd of cool people... well, those hookahs would have been mighty lonely...

thanks to all!
Silvia Nogueira
Brazil
Local time: 10:50
Portuguese translation:narguilé
Explanation:
espécie de cachimbo muito us. por hindus, persas e turcos, constituído de um fornilho, um tubo longo e um pequeno recipiente contendo água perfumada, pelo qual passa a fumaça antes de chegar à boca; narguilhé
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Fernandobn
Brazil
Local time: 10:50
Grading comment
I was looking for an answer out of the obvious meaning... I'm thankful to you all, but I in fact never got to a word. Actually I believe not having a different answer is already an answer... thanks everyone!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +2narguilé
Fernandobn


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
narguilé


Explanation:
espécie de cachimbo muito us. por hindus, persas e turcos, constituído de um fornilho, um tubo longo e um pequeno recipiente contendo água perfumada, pelo qual passa a fumaça antes de chegar à boca; narguilhé



    Reference: http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Hookahs
Fernandobn
Brazil
Local time: 10:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 25
Grading comment
I was looking for an answer out of the obvious meaning... I'm thankful to you all, but I in fact never got to a word. Actually I believe not having a different answer is already an answer... thanks everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: Yeah, let's all get hooked on hookahs :)
1 hr
  -> Grato, Gilmar
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
9 hrs
  -> Grato, Salvador and Gry
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