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hula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hula has 1 sense
- hula(n = noun.act) hawaiian dancing, hula-hula - a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman; Array is a kind of rain dance
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hula, n. (also hula-hula) a Polynesian dance performed by women, with flowing movements of the arms.
Idiom
hula hoop a large hoop for spinning round the body with hula-like movements. hula skirt a long grass skirt.
Etymology
Hawaiian
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