"luau" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Hawaiian lūʻau. Replaced earlier paina (from pāʻina) and ahaaina (from ʻahaʻaina).",
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          "text": "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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        "An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment."
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          "word": "hula"
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          "word": "lūʻau"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "elaborate Hawaiian feast",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "luau"
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          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "elaborate Hawaiian feast",
          "word": "lūʻau"
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          "sense": "elaborate Hawaiian feast",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "luau"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.aʊ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luau"
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      "sense": "elaborate Hawaiian feast",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "luau"
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      "word": "luau"
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