luau

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈlu.aʊ/

Definition of luau

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
    “MM: No secrets for him because he's the king of Hawaii. And so he said, "Do you want to come to a luau with Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Whoopi Goldberg?"”

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Etymology

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

Anagrams of luau

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

Words you can make from luau

3 playable · top: ULU (3 pts)

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2-letter words

2 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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