Meanings
lei1
plural leis
- A garland of flowers in Hawaii.
1 more example
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.
2013 August 30, Kat Kinsman, “Something borrowed: Wedding traditions from around the world”, in CNN
lei2
- pluralplural of leu
Lei3
LEI4
plural LEIs
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of Legal Entity Identifier, a unique global identifier for legal entities participating in financial transactions.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
lei · noun
- Hawaiianlei
- Hawaiianlei
- Englishlei
Borrowed from Hawaiian lei.
More words from Hawaiian
Full word history & related roots →lei · noun
- Romanianlei
- Romanianlei
- Englishlei
Borrowed from Romanian lei.
More words from Romanian
Full word history & related roots →Lei · proper noun
- Chinese雷
- EnglishLei
Borrowed from Chinese 雷 (léi).
More words from Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 花環 /花环
- 花環 /花环 (huāhuán)garland of flowers in Hawaii
Esperanto havaja kolĉeno
- havaja kolĉenogarland of flowers in Hawaii
Finnish lei
- leigarland of flowers in Hawaii
Hawaiian lei
- leigarland of flowers in Hawaii
Māori hei
- heigarland of flowers in Hawaii
Russian ле́и, лей
- ле́и (léi)garland of flowers in Hawaii
- лей (lej)garland of flowers in Hawaii
Tagalog ley
- leygarland of flowers in Hawaii
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lei
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
lei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lei
“lei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lei. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lei.
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