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What (who) is luau - definition
TRADITIONAL HAWAIAN FEAST
Lū’au; Lū‘au; Hawaiian feast; Lou Ow; Hawaiian party; Luau; Lū'au
![Food at a ''lūʻau'' on [[Oʻahu]] in 1996](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Food at a traditional Hawaiian luau.png?width=200 "Food at a ''lūʻau'' on [[Oʻahu]] in 1996")
![[[Princess Kaiulani]]'s ''lūʻau'' banquet at [[ʻĀinahau]] for the U.S. Commissioners in 1898](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Luau at Ainahau, 1898.jpg?width=200 "[[Princess Kaiulani]]'s ''lūʻau'' banquet at [[ʻĀinahau]] for the U.S. Commissioners in 1898")
 (mono).jpg?width=200 "Robert Louis Stevenson at royal ''lūʻau'', 1889")
luau
['lu:a?]
¦ noun (plural same or luaus) a Hawaiian party or feast.
Origin
from Hawaiian lu'au.
Lūʻau
A lūʻau (, also anglicized as "luau") is a traditional Hawaiian party or feast that is usually accompanied by entertainment. It may feature food such as poi, kālua puaʻa (kālua pig), poke, lomi salmon, ʻopihi, and haupia, beer, and entertainment such as traditional Hawaiian music and hula.
Luau MTV
2007 LIVE ALBUM BY NANDO REIS & OS INFERNAIS
Lual MTV - Nando Reis e Os Infernais; Lual MTV – Nando Reis e Os Infernais; Lual MTV (Nando Reis e Os Infernais album); Luau MTV (Nando Reis e Os Infernais album); Luau MTV (Nando Reis e os Infernais album); Luau MTV
Luau MTV is the second live album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais as a CD and DVD. The album features a number of special participations: Andréa Martins (vocalist of the band Canto dos Malditos na Terra do Nunca), Negra Li, Andreas Kisser (guitarist of the band Sepultura), and Samuel Rosa (vocalist of the band Skank).
Wikipedia
Lūʻau
A lūʻau (Hawaiian: lūʻau, also anglicized as "luau") is a traditional Hawaiian party or feast that is usually accompanied by entertainment. It may feature food such as poi, kālua puaʻa (kālua pig), poke, lomi salmon, ʻopihi, and haupia, beer, and entertainment such as traditional Hawaiian music and hula. Among people from Hawaiʻi, the concepts of "lūʻau" and "party" are often blended, resulting in graduation lūʻau, wedding lūʻau, baby lūʻau, and birthday lūʻau.
Examples of use of luau
1. Patricia Roach was scrubbing the kitchen floor for a luau she had planned for that night.
2. Their luau was canceled and the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor was closed because of the blackout.
3. Colonial conflicts "It reminds us of something like when you‘re in Hawaii and they tell you to go to a luau," said Jill Sun, of San Diego.
4. In Cambridge, England, people are gathering to listen to Obama‘s speech at a Hawaiian luau, a nod to Obama‘s roots in that state.
5. Stroll along the world–famous Waikiki beach, explore the history of Honolulu or dance the night away at a traditional ‘luau‘ beach party.