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halau

halau noun: a school or group of hula dancers.

Noun

halau (plural halaus)

  1. A school or group of hula dancers.
    • It seemed like we were always preparing for a contest or watching other hula halaus[…]2000, Rosemary Patterson, An End to Innocence, page 21
    • In 1980 I became an active member in three halaus in California and danced professionally for Aunty Ilima and Uncle Jr. Montgomery for the following eighteen years.2004, Shari 'Iolani Floyd Berinobis, The spirit of hula: photos and stories from around the world, page 58

Forms of halau

pluralhalaus

Origin of halau

Borrowed from Hawaiian hālau.

Questions about halau

What does halau mean?
Halau means a school or group of hula dancers.
What part of speech is halau?
Halau is a noun.
What is the plural of halau?
The plural of halau is halaus.

Words near halau in the dictionary

  1. halations
  2. halato-telechelic polymer
  3. halato-telechelic polymers
  4. halatopolymer
  5. halatopolymers
  6. halau
  7. halaus
  8. halauxifen
  9. halava
  10. halavah
  11. Halaveli

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