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hula

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hu·la  (hl) also hu·la-hu·la (hl-hl)
n.
A Polynesian dance characterized by undulating hips, miming movements of the arms and hands, and usually accompanied by rhythmic drumbeats and chants.
[Hawaiian.]
hula [ˈhuːlə], hula-hula
n
(Performing Arts / Dancing) a Hawaiian dance performed by a woman
[from Hawaiian]
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Noun1.hulahula - a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
Hawaiian dancing, hula-hula
rain dance - a ritual dance intended to bring rain
Translations
hula
n → Hula(-Hula) m or f; to do the hula(-hula) → Hula(-Hula) tanzen


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And when she strummed the guitar and sang liquid, velvety Hawaiian hulas, he sat entranced.
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Saxon was genuinely shocked when some of them, even the more matronly, danced hulas on the sand.
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