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- [hoo-luh]
- /ˈhu lə/
- /ˈhuː.lə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoo-luh]
- /ˈhu lə/
Definitions of hula word
- noun hula a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting. 1
- noun hula A dance performed by Hawaiian women, characterized by six basic steps, undulating hips, and gestures symbolizing or imitating natural phenomena or historical or mythological subjects. 1
- noun hula Hawaiian dance 1
- singular noun hula The hula is a dance from Hawaii, performed by women. 0
- noun hula a Hawaiian dance performed by a woman 0
- noun hula a native Hawaiian dance marked by flowing, pantomimic gestures 0
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Origin of hula
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1815-25
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hula
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hula popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hula usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with hula
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- what do they call the international hula hoop championships?
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- when was the hula hoop invented?
- how to make hula hoops?
- how to hula hoop dance?