hapa haole

adjective ha·pa hao·le \ˌhä-pə-ˈhau̇-lē, -(ˌ)lā\

Definition of HAPA HAOLE

: of part-white ancestry or origin; especially : of white and Hawaiian ancestry

Hawaiian, from hapa half (from English half) + haole

First Known Use: 1919

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