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Luau vs Powwow - What's the difference?

luau | powwow |

As nouns the difference between luau and powwow

is that luau is an elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment while powwow is a ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.

As a verb powwow is

to hold a meeting; to gather together in council.

luau

English

(wikipedia luau)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.

    • See also

    * hula

    References

    * Pukui, Mary Kawena; Samuel H. Elbert (1986), Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, ISBN 0-8248-0703-0, p. 214 ----

    powwow

    English

    Alternative forms

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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
  • A Native American shaman.
  • A Native American council or meeting.
  • (label) A short, private conference.
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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of Native Americans) To hold a meeting; to gather together in council.
  • * 2005 , Glen Tucker, Tecumseh: A Vision of Glory , page 224:
    • [The] Indians saw everything that happened and powwowed all night, needing more than anything else the presence of Tecumseh. The most aggressive element was the Winnebagos, who insisted on attacking.
  • To conduct a ritual in which magic is used.
  • * 2007 , David W. Kriebel, Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch , page 10:
    • Maybe no one— except possibly Leah— powwowed anymore.
  • (informal) To hold a private conference.