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lei

1

[ ley, ley-ee ]

noun

plural leis.
  1. (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.


lei

2

[ ley ]

noun

  1. plural of leu.

lei

1

/ leɪ /

noun

  1. (in Hawaii) a garland of flowers, worn around the neck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lei

2

/ leɪ /

noun

  1. the plural of leu
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lei1

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1835–45
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lei1

from Hawaiian
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Example Sentences

In return he promised monthly top-up payments of 5,000 Moldovan lei to pensioners, or about £200.

From BBC

Nearly midway into the third quarter, it looked like the highlight of Foster’s day might be walking off the team bus with a collection of colorful leis draped around his neck.

Five hundred feet outside the Lahaina burn zone, the tourists receive their leis.

“It doesn’t get any better than this,” he once said on a broadcast, tie-dyed T-shirt on, a Hawaiian lei around his neck.

This colorful crowd — the Bowl looks like a pastel kaleidoscope of leis and Hawaiian shirts — is on its feet and loving it.

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