hula hoop的词源

英文词源

hula (n.)

"traditional dance of Hawaii," 1825, from Hawaiian. As a verb from 1952. Hula hoop first recorded in fall of 1958, when it was a craze; so called from resemblance of motions of one using it to the dancers' hip circles.

中文词源

hula hoop：呼啦圈

hula,夏威夷的一种扭腰舞，hoop,圈。因摇呼啦圈如同hula舞舞者的臀部的扭动而得名，同时又对应了呼拉圈舞动的声音。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：hula hoop 词源，hula hoop 含义。