hula
[ hoo-luh ]
/ ˈhu lə /
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noun
a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
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Also called hula-hula .
Origin of hula
Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1815–25
Words nearby hula
Hui Tsung, Huitzilopochtli, Huizhou, Huizinga, Huk, hula, Hula-Hoop, hula-hula, hula skirt, huldre, hulk
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British Dictionary definitions for hula
hula
hula-hula
/ (ˈhuːlə) /
noun
a Hawaiian dance performed by a woman
Word Origin for hula
from Hawaiian
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