Chibouk

Chibouk

A Chibouk or Chibouque (from Turkish: çıbuk, çubuk; the latter form is via French language [1]) is a long-stemmed Turkish tobacco pipe with a clay bowl, often ornamented with precious stones. A chibouk generally has a 4 or 5 ft. (1.2 or 1.5 m) long stem.

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  1. ^ "chibouk." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009.

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  • chibouk — or chibouque [chi bo͞ok′, chibook′] n. [Fr chibouque < Turk chibūq] a Turkish tobacco pipe with a very long stem and a clay bowl …   English World dictionary

  • chibouk — chibouque [ ʃibuk ] n. f. ou m. VAR. chibouk • 1831, 1849; turc çubuk « tuyau » ♦ Pipe turque à long tuyau. « un râtelier de chibouques » (Flaubert). ⇒CHIBOUQUE, subst. fém., CHIBOUK, subst. masc. Pipe à long tuyau de bois et fourneau de terre,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Chibouk — Chibouque Chi*bouque , Chibouk Chi*bouk , n. [F. chibouque, fr. Turk.] A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chibouk — or chibouque noun Etymology: French chibouque, from Turkish çubuk Date: 1811 a long stemmed Turkish tobacco pipe with a clay bowl …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chibouk — /chi boohk , book /, n. a Turkish tobacco pipe with a stiff stem sometimes 4 or 5 ft. (1.2 or 1.5 m) long. Also, chibouque. [1805 15; < Turk çibuk, var. of ÇUBUK lit., shoot, sapling, staff] * * * …   Universalium

  • chibouk — noun A Turkish tobacco pipe …   Wiktionary

  • chibouk — n. Turkish smoking pipe with a long stem (also chibouque) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chibouk — [tʃɪ bu:k] (also chibouque) noun a long Turkish tobacco pipe. Origin C19: Fr. chibouque, from Turk. çubuk, lit. tube …   English new terms dictionary

  • chibouk — chi·bouk …   English syllables

  • chibouk — chi•bouk or chi•bouque [[t]tʃɪˈbuk, ˈbʊk[/t]] n. a Turkish tobacco pipe with a stem sometimes 4 or 5 ft. (1.2 or 1.5 m) long • Etymology: 1805–15; < Turkish çibuk, var. of çubuk lit., shoot, sapling, staff …   From formal English to slang

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