different between luau vs powwow

English

Alternative forms

• l??au

Etymology

From Hawaiian l??au. Replaced earlier paina (from p??ina) and ahaaina (from ?aha?aina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu.a?/

Noun

luau (plural luaus or luau)

1. An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.

Translations

See also

• hula

Further reading

• l??au on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Samuel H. Elbert (1986), Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, ?ISBN, p. 214

Portuguese

Noun

luau m (plural luaus)

1. luau (elaborate Hawaiian feast)

Romanian

Verb

luau

1. third-person plural of lua

English

Alternative forms

• pau wau
• almost all capitalization, punctuation, and spacing variants are attested, such as pow wow, Pow-Wow, etc.

Etymology

From an Eastern Algonquian language, probably Massachusett pauwau (“he uses divination; he practices magic or sorcery”) or Narragansett powwáw (“sorcerer, shaman”), from Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa (“one who dreams”).

Noun

powwow (plural powwows)

1. A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
2. A Native American shaman. [from 17th c.]
3. A Native American council or meeting.
4. (informal) A short, private conference. [from 19th c.]
5. (Canada, US) A large gathering during which Indigenous songs and dances are showcased for an audience, essentially a recital or concert. Often also doubles as a fundraiser, or can be held in conjunction with a non-indigneous fair or exhibition in order to attract a large crowd, as at the Calgary Stampede and K-Days.

Translations

Verb

powwow (third-person singular simple present powwows, present participle powwowing, simple past and past participle powwowed)

1. (intransitive, of Native Americans) To hold a meeting; to gather together in council.
2. (intransitive, of Native Americans and by extension other groups, such as the Pennsylvania Dutch) To conduct a ritual in which magic is used.
3. (informal, intransitive) To hold a private conference.