hula-hula

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   a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman

   SynonymshulaHawaiian dancing

   Broaderrain dance

Questions about hula-hula

What does hula-hula mean?

hula-hula means "a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman".

How many syllables are in hula-hula?

hula-hula has 4 syllables: hu-la--hu-la. The stress falls on "la-".

What is another word for hula-hula?

Close synonyms include hula, Hawaiian dancing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hula-hula a common word?

hula-hula is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.