luau

[ loo-ou, loo-ou ]

noun

1. a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
2. a cooked dish of taro leaves, usually prepared with coconut cream and octopus or chicken.

luau

/ luːˈaʊ; ˈluːaʊ /

noun

1. a feast of Hawaiian food
2. a dish of taro leaves usually prepared with coconut cream and octopus or chicken

Word History and Origins

Origin of luau¹

First recorded in 1835–45, luau is from the Hawaiian word lū'au

Word History and Origins

Origin of luau¹

from Hawaiian lu'au

Example Sentences

Journalists got their revenge a month later by sending Gibbs into a dunk tank at a White House luau.

From The Daily Beast

Around midnight, she and her husband Lennie Hayton dropped by the Luau, a faux-Polynesian restaurant in Beverly Hills.

From The Daily Beast

But the Luau incident gave her a sobering look at the truth.

From The Daily Beast

While police led him to the door, Hayton rushed Horne out of the Luau, then home to the Ambassador.

From The Daily Beast

Here it takes a tropical twist, with chunks of sweet pineapple, so it's right at home at a luau.

From The Daily Beast

Hospitable and liberal as he is in his daily life, when the Hawaiian invites his friends to a luau he expects them to pay.

From Project Gutenberg

"Luau is the Hawaiian name for feast," Mrs. Beaumont explained.

From Project Gutenberg

It will be a twenty-five cent, or a fifty cent, or a dollar luau.

From Project Gutenberg

The Tahitian "native" feast does not differ in any salient particulars from the often-described Hawaiian luau.

From Project Gutenberg

The pupil ate the luau, the teacher placed the package of salt on the altar, and the service was complete.

From Project Gutenberg