hula-hula
7.9
A traditional Hawaiian dance with hip and hand movements that tells a story
- noun
- /ˈhuːləˌhuːlə/
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hula-hula
- She learned the hula-hula to share her culture during the school assembly.
Examples
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We're gonna learn the goddamn hula-hula.
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The dancers gracefully swayed their hips during the hula-hula performance at the festival.
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Does she do hula-hula dance?...
Fiction book (1996) -
During the wedding, a hula-hula dance was performed to honor the couple.
Synonyms
hula
vshula-hula
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6.8
A Hawaiian dance with slow, rhythmic movements that tell a story
is more ceremonial and emphasizes hip and hand storytelling by a woman
Hawaiian dancing
vshula-hula
3.4
A dance from Hawaii with slow, graceful hand and hip movements that tell a story
is more tied to formal ceremonies and centers on rhythmic hip and hand motion
Surface Forms
hula-hula singular
hula-hulas plural
Etymology
Hula-hula comes from the Hawaiian word hula, which means 'dance', and the repeated form gives a lively name for the dance; a helpful way to remember it is that the double word feels like the rhythmic movement of the hips and hands. So hula-hula refers to the traditional Polynesian dance that uses gestures to 'tell a story' and mark special events.