hula-hula

[ hoo-luh-hoo-luh ]
/ ˈhu ləˈhu lə /

noun

hula.

Words nearby hula-hula

huk, hula, hula hoop, hula skirt, hula-hoop, hula-hula, huldre, hulk, hulking, hulky, hull

Definition for hula-hula (2 of 2)

hula
[ hoo-luh ]
/ ˈhu lə /

noun

a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
Also called hu·la-hu·la.

Origin of hula

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1815–25

Example sentences from the Web for hula-hula

  • Felix again endeavored to fathom the mysteries of the hula-hula.

    South-Sea Idyls |Charles Warren Stoddard

  • Satiated, at last, in the very bitterness of their unnatural gayety, they called for the hula-hula as a fitting close.

    South-Sea Idyls |Charles Warren Stoddard

  • Felix again endeavoured to fathom the mysteries of the hula-hula.

    Summer Cruising in the South Seas |Charles Warren Stoddard

  • Tehei danced the Tahitian hula-hula and Henry did the Samoan seva-seva.

    Through the South Seas with Jack London |Martin Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for hula-hula

hula

hula-hula

/ (ˈhuːlə) /

noun

a Hawaiian dance performed by a woman

Word Origin for hula

from Hawaiian