Etymology

huli-huli chicken

Today it means: A Hawaiian dish of grilled chicken basted with a sweet sauce. Full definition →

Hawaiian huli
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  1. Hawaiian · derived fromhuli“turn”
  2. English todayhuli-huli chicken

From Hawaiian huli (“turn”), as the dish is turned on a grill

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