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Definitions

Noun

1. 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."

2. 2
   a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To dance the hula. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

dancehawaiian dancinghula hulahula-hulahustlejig

Example

More examples

"You ride a bike and climb a ladder. But what do you do with a hula hoop?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.

Related phrases

horizontal hulahula hoophula skirt

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