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English

Noun

lei (plural leis)

• A garland of flowers in Hawaii.
  • ✤ Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together.¹

Noun

lei

• plural of leu

Pronunciation

• enPR: lā, IPA: /leɪ/
• Audio (US): 🔊
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophones: lay, ley

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian lei.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romanian lei.

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Footnotes

1. 2013 August 30, Kat Kinsman, “Something borrowed: Wedding traditions from around the world”, in CNN ‎${}^{[1]}$: ↩