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luau

  • /ˈlu.aʊ/

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Borrowed from Hawaiian lūʻau. Replaced earlier paina (from pāʻina) and ahaaina (from ʻahaʻaina).

noun luaus · luau · lūʻau

  1. An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. Other Americans and Europeans also made their way into court, drawn by its brilliant pageants and lavish lū‘au, or feasts.

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noun elaborate Hawaiian feast

Españolluau
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"luau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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luau. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luau

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"luau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luau.

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@misc{luau_2026,
  title = {luau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}