luau
noun
Origin of luau
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Contemporary Examples of luau
Around midnight, she and her husband Lennie Hayton dropped by the Luau, a faux-Polynesian restaurant in Beverly Hills.
But the Luau incident gave her a sobering look at the truth.
While police led him to the door, Hayton rushed Horne out of the Luau, then home to the Ambassador.
Here it takes a tropical twist, with chunks of sweet pineapple, so it's right at home at a luau.
Historical Examples of luau
"Luau is the Hawaiian name for feast," Mrs. Beaumont explained.
The Four Corners in JapanAmy Ella Blanchard
The pupil ate the luau, the teacher placed the package of salt on the altar, and the service was complete.
Unwritten Literature of HawaiiNathaniel Bright Emerson
The occasion of an outdoor festival, an ahaaina or luau, was made the opportunity for the exhibition of this dance.
Unwritten Literature of HawaiiNathaniel Bright Emerson
Luau (lu-a)--greens made by cooking young taro leaves; in modern times a term applied to a Hawaiian feast.
Unwritten Literature of HawaiiNathaniel Bright Emerson
The Tahitian "native" feast does not differ in any salient particulars from the often-described Hawaiian luau.
In the Track of the TradesLewis R. Freeman