water pipe

• Tubo utilizado para transportar o conducir agua, generalmente en sistemas de fontanería o abastecimiento, o también un dispositivo para fumar tabaco u otras sustancias, comúnmente llamado narguile o cachimba.

A pipe used to convey water, typically in plumbing systems, or a device used for smoking tobacco or other substances, often called a hookah or shisha.

1. Plumbing pipeA2formal

   A pipe used to carry water in a building or system.

   tubería de agua

   • The plumber fixed the broken water pipe under the sink.
   • Cold water pipes can freeze in winter.
   • They replaced all the old water pipes in the house.

2. Smoking deviceB2informal

   A device used for smoking tobacco or other substances, where smoke is passed through water to cool it.

   Pipa de agua

   • He bought a new water pipe from the shop.
   • They sat around the water pipe and talked.
   • Water pipes are popular in some cultures for social smoking.