luau

[loo-ou, loo-ou]

noun

1. a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.

2. a cooked dish of taro leaves, usually prepared with coconut cream and octopus or chicken.

luau

/ luːˈaʊ, ˈluːaʊ /

noun

1. a feast of Hawaiian food

2. a dish of taro leaves usually prepared with coconut cream and octopus or chicken

Word History and Origins

Origin of luau¹

First recorded in 1835–45, luau is from the Hawaiian word lū'au

Word History and Origins

Origin of luau¹

from Hawaiian lu'au

Example Sentences

On the final evening, they attended an outdoor banquet lit by tiki torches that featured a whole roasted luau pig.

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The star receiver, with several colorful leis draping his shoulders, turned heads upon arrival at a Monday night luau.

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On our honeymoon in Hawaii two decades ago, we barely left our room and nearly missed the luau.

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Both of her parents are longtime employees of the luau, which started in 1986.

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At a church luau, my dad took one look at my mom in her floral Hawaiian dress and “fell in love with me right then,” she said.

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