| 释义 |
‖ hukilau|huːkɪˈlaʊ|
[Hawaiian, f. huki to pull + lau net.]
An Hawaiian fishing party usually involving many people and much revelry.
1954J. Sheridan in Ellery Queen's Mystery Mag. Oct. 20/1 Oh, we're going to a hukilau. Ibid. 21/2 We're about ready for the hukilau... He led us seaward, explaining to Bill that huki means pull and lau means leaf, from the ti leaves which are used to frighten fish into the net. 1972New Yorker 8 Apr. 84/1 (Advt.), Come to a hukilau,..a sort of Polynesian fish-in. |
