hula

noun, verb — 2 senses

hula

noun

UK /ˈhuːlə/ · US /ˈhulə/

Etymology Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.

1

A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.

Under the rule of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 87:

Derived terms: horizontal hula, hula hoop, hula skirt

hula

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.

1

To dance the hula.

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