luau
Portuguese, noun/luˈaw/
luau is spelled L-U-A-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luau is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “luau (elaborate Hawaiian feast)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “celebração que se realiza na praia à noite, com música, bebidas, dança, etc”.
What does luau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineluau (elaborate Hawaiian feast)
- 2
masculineAn informal gathering on the beach (usually at night) with live music, drinks, often a bonfire, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. celebração que se realiza na praia à noite, com música, bebidas, dança, etc. 2. festa noturna realizada ao ar livre com decoração praiana
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of luau
- luaus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luau?
- Brazil /luˈaw/
- Brazil [luˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ˈlwaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to luau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is luau in Portuguese?
luau appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).