hula
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhuːlə/ / /ˈhulə/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Hawaiian hulabor. English hula Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.
- A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
“Under the rule of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Hawaiian hulabor. English hula Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.
- To dance the hula.