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Meaning of hula | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhuːlə

Definitions

A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.

Equivalents

العربية هُولَا
Bosanski hula
Cymraeg hwla
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi hula
Hrvatski hula
日本語 プラ
한국어 훌라
Русский хула
Српски hula

Examples

“Under the rule of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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