how to pronounce luau

/ˈluˌaʊ/

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the above transcription of luau is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

luau is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of luau in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a kovid friendly luau goodbye for me …”

meaning of luau

Luau is a Hawaiian party.

luau frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word luau occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.