Hawaiian Noun · Culture
holokū
Pronunciation: /hoh-loh-KOO/
Meaning
Formal Hawaiian dress
Example sentences
Ua nani loa ka ʻahaʻaina me ka poʻe e komo ana i ka lole Holokū nani.
The feast was very beautiful with people wearing beautiful Holokū dresses.
Hōʻaiʻē mai ʻo ia i kāna Holokū kahiko no ka pāʻina a ke aliʻi.
She borrowed her old Holokū for the chief's party.
Ma ka lā nui o ka ʻaha mele, nui nā wāhine i ʻaʻahu i ka Holokū.
On the big day of the concert, many women wore the Holokū.
About this word
“holokū” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Formal Hawaiian dress. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.