hula-hula

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ho̅o̅′lə ho̅o̅′lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hu•la-hu•la  (ho̅o̅′lə ho̅o̅′lə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting. Also called hu′la. 
  • Hawaiian
  • 1815–25

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hu•la /ˈhulə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -las. 
  1. Music and Dancea Hawaiian native dance marked by swaying of the hips and sliding motions of the feet and complicated arm movements that tell a story in pantomime. Also called ˈhu•la-ˈhu•la. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hula / ˈhuːlə/, hula-hula
  1. a Hawaiian dance performed by a woman
Etymology: from Hawaiian
'hula-hula' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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