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luau|ˈluːaʊ|
[ad. Hawaiian lu'au.]
a. A party or feast with Hawaiian food and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment; also attrib.
b. A cooked dish of young taro leaves served with coconut cream and octopus or chicken.
1843L. Smith Diary 3 Aug. in M. D. Frear Lowell & Abigail (1934) 168 The table..was..loaded with an immense quantity of food—pigs, turkies,..taro, luau, etc., etc. 1853Putnam's Mag. II. 19/1 It was on a Saturday afternoon in the year 1852, that a merry party of us started forth to attend a luau or native feast, given by a chief who lived some miles from Honolulu. 1905Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 24 Apr. 8/5 A luau is a square meal with roast pig and poi in it. 1951H. Wouk ‘Caine’ Mutiny 62 Willie and Keefer..full of hog meat and whisky which they had consumed at a hilarious luau. 1957New Yorker 19 Jan. 14 Choose from a range of restaurants..from quaint Japanese tea house to lively Hawaiian luau. 1960Ibid. 26 Mar. 152 (Advt.), Luau dinners and after theater suppers. 1964Asia Mag. 16 Aug. 20/1 In the old days, the luau was an expression of thanksgiving to the gods. Today, it is a feast for sight and palate. Ibid., Guests sit cross-legged around the low luau table and eat with their fingers. 1966New Yorker 22 Oct. 20 (Advt.), Charge everything from a surfboard to a luau on your American Express Credit Card. |