hula-hula

See also: hula hula

English

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Noun

hula-hula (plural hula-hulas)

  1. Synonym of hula.

Verb

hula-hula (third-person singular simple present hula-hulas, present participle hula-hulaing, simple past and past participle hula-hulaed)

  1. Synonym of hula.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hula-hula m (definite singular hula-hulaen, indefinite plural hula-hulaer or hula-hulaar, definite plural hula-hulaene or hula-hulaane)

  1. synonym of hula

Spanish

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Etymology

Derived from English hula hoop.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌula ˈula/ [ˌu.la ˈu.la]
  • Syllabification: hu‧la-hu‧la

Noun

hula-hula m (countable and uncountable, plural hula-hulas)

  1. (uncountable, playground games, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, uncommon in Venezuela, Argentina) a game in which a person spins a hula hoop around the waist with the movements of the hips
  2. (countable, Chile) a hula hoop

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