lei

L1E1I1
/leɪ/

noun

A garland of flowers in Hawaii.

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

lei1

nounlei (plural leis)

plural leis

  1. 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of leu

Lei3

proper nounLei (plural Leis)

plural Leis

  1. A surname from Chinese.

LEI4

nounLEI (plural LEIs)

plural LEIs

  1. 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

Broader
flower arrangementfloral arrangement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

lei · noun

  1. Hawaiianlei
  2. Hawaiianlei
  3. Englishlei

Borrowed from Hawaiian lei.

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lei · noun

  1. Romanianlei
  2. Romanianlei
  3. Englishlei

Borrowed from Romanian lei.

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Lei · proper noun

  1. Chinese雷
  2. EnglishLei

Borrowed from Chinese 雷 (léi).

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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

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Cite this entry
APA

lei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lei

MLA

“lei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lei. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lei.

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