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A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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To use a hula hoop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Coined by Australian model Joan Anderson. Former trademark of Wham-O, which introduced the product in 1958.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
هولا هوب
(hūla hūb)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Arabic:
هولاهوپ
(hūla hūp)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Armenian:
օղակ
(ōġak)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Bulgarian:
обръч
(obrǎč)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Chinese Mandarin:
呼啦圈
(hūlāquān)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Czech:
hula-hop
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Danish:
hulahopring
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Dutch:
hoelahoep
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Dutch:
hoepel
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Finnish:
hulavanne
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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French:
hula hoop
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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German:
Hula-Hoop-Reifen
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Hungarian:
hulahoppkarika
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Icelandic:
húlahopphringur
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Icelandic:
húlahopp
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Icelandic:
húlagjörð
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Icelandic:
húlahringur
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Japanese:
フラフープ
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Korean:
훌라후프
(hullahupeu)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Korean:
돌림틀
(kp)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Norwegian Bokmål:
rockering
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
rockering
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Polish:
hula-hop
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Portuguese:
bambolê
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Portuguese:
arco
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Russian:
ху́ла-ху́п
(xúla-xúp)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Russian:
о́бруч
(óbruč)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Spanish:
hula-hoop
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Spanish:
hula-hula
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Spanish:
hulahúla
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Swedish:
rockring
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Turkish:
hulahup
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Turkish:
hulahop
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Ukrainian:
о́бруч
(óbruč)
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Welsh:
cylchyn hwla
— toy in the form of a large hoop
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Hungarian:
hulahoppozik
— to use a hula hoop
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Hungarian:
hulahoppkarikázik
— to use a hula hoop
