noun
hookah; shisha; water pipe
Refers to the smoking device, commonly used in social settings.
カフェで友達と水タバコを吸った。
I smoked a hookah with friends at a café.
noun
alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
A plant species; rare botanical term. See also イワタバコ.
See also: イワタバコ
The alpine gesneriad is a plant that grows on damp rocky slopes in mountainous areas.
イワタバコ is a related plant in the same family, often confused with 水タバコ in botanical contexts.
Compound of 水 (water) and タバコ (tobacco), literally 'water tobacco'. The plant sense likely derives from the resemblance of its leaves to tobacco leaves and its preference for moist habitats.