noun
hula
HOO-luh
noun
1
A traditional Hawaiian dance performed with rhythmic hip movements, often accompanied by chanting or song.
"The dancers performed a hula to welcome the visitors."
"She learned hula as a child growing up in Honolulu."
verb
1
To perform this dance.
"They hula'd on stage at the festival."
"The children hula'd along to the music."
How to Use Hula
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe traditional Hawaiian hip-swaying dance.
Common pairings
dance the hula
hula skirt
Word Forms
hulaed past tense, hulas plural, hulas singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian hula, the name of the dance.