lei

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/leɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/leɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lā, lā′ē)

Inflections of 'lei' (n): npl: leis

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
lei1 /leɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. leis. 
  1. (in Hawaii) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., worn around the neck.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lei1  (lā, lā′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. leis. 
  1. (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
  • Hawaiian
  • 1835–45

lei2  (lā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. pl. of leu. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lei / leɪ/
  1. (in Hawaii) a garland of flowers, worn around the neck
Etymology: from Hawaiian
'lei' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Equuleus - L, l - aculeus - lea - leisure - leisure home - leisure suit - leisurely - leisurewear - leu - lientery - maile - malleus - pileus - soleus

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