chicha

(ˈtʃiːtʃə)

(Brewing) a South American drink made from fermented maize or fruit

chicha

(ˈtʃiːtʃə)

an Asian pipe for smoking tobacco, consisting of a long tube with a bowl at the end and a reservoir of water that the smoke passes through

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Noun

chicha - an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"

calean, hookah, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, water pipe

pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

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Your chicha's very fine; and ere proceeding further I will tell ye what our Canallers are; for such information may throw side-light upon my story."

" impetuously exclaimed Don Pedro, spilling his chicha upon his silvery ruffles.

Let me get more into the air, Sirs." "The chicha! the chicha!" cried Don Pedro; "our vigorous friend looks faint; --fill up his empty glass!" No need, gentlemen; one moment, and I proceed.

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Cigarette ou chicha, deux facons differentes de consommer du tabac.

Chicha: les interrogations abondent - ALBAYANE

According to details Samina Bibi, a resident of Chak No 118/121, Kasowal, Chicha Watni, district Sahiwal and current resident of Street No 3, House No 19, Bilal Town, Islamabad lodged a complaint in Police Station, Khanna, pleading that her husband had brutally beaten his one and half years Zakriya son, who could not sustain injuries and lost his life.

Police arrest father for killing son

Since the beer they brewed, a light, sour beverage called chicha, was only good for about a week after being made, it wasn't shipped offsite--people had to come to festivals at Cerro Baul to drink it.

Steady supply of beer vital for stable society?

Dense fog has also disrupted traffic in Okara, Renala Khurd, Pattoki, Phool Nagar, Sahiwal, Harapa, Chicha Watni and Mian Channu as visibility was very low.

Motorway sections closed as dense fog engulfs parts of Punjab

Mangamandi, Pattoki Renala Khurd, Okara, Gamber, Sahiwal, Harappa, Chicha Watni, Mian Chunnu, Khaniwal, Multan, Lodhran, Musafir Khana, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Kamoke, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and Kasur.

Dense fog blankets major cities across Punjab

Severe fog has been reported in Renala Khurd, Okara, Sahiwal, Chicha Watni and Mian Channu.

Parts of Motorway closed owing to dense fog

There is also dense fog on national highway at Thokar, Manga Mandi, Phoolnagar, Jambar, Pattoki, Sahiwal, Chicha Watni and Mian Chanu and visibility limit has reduced from zero to fifty meters.

Motorway sections closed as dense fog blankets parts of Punjab