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Continuing with more words from Hawaiian that aren't aloha:
hula (HOO-la) - n., a Hawaiian dance where intricate arm movements tell a story in pantomime, often accompanying a song or chant.
There are analogues in other Polynesian cultures, but the tradition was especially developed in Hawaii. Originally part of the telling of the oral histories, hula is still practiced today in both traditional forms and modern adaptations. The hula hoop toy was named because of a supposed resemblance of hip movements. From Hawaiian hula (sometimes also hula-hula), with a root meaning of just dance.
---L.
hula (HOO-la) - n., a Hawaiian dance where intricate arm movements tell a story in pantomime, often accompanying a song or chant.
There are analogues in other Polynesian cultures, but the tradition was especially developed in Hawaii. Originally part of the telling of the oral histories, hula is still practiced today in both traditional forms and modern adaptations. The hula hoop toy was named because of a supposed resemblance of hip movements. From Hawaiian hula (sometimes also hula-hula), with a root meaning of just dance.
---L.
