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The muumuu or muumuu () is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin that hangs from the shoulder and is like a cross between a shirt and a robe. Like the aloha shirt, muumuu exports are often brilliantly colored with floral patterns of generic Polynesian culture, Polynesian motifs. Muumuus for local Hawaiian residents are more subdued in tone. Muumuus are no longer as widely worn at work as an aloha shirt, but continue to be the preferred formal dress for weddings and festivals such as the Merrie Monarch Festival, Merrie Monarch hula competition. Muumuus are also popular as maternity wear because they do not restrict the waist. Etymology and history The word ''muumuu'' means "cut off" in Hawaiian, because the dress originally lacked a Yoke (clothing), yoke. Originally it was a shorter, informal version of the more formal ''holokū''. ''Holokū'' was the original name for the Mother Hubbard dress introduced by Protestant missionaries to Hawaii in the 1820s. The ''holokū'' featured ...
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