First Known Use: 1832
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pakeha
noun, pa·ke·ha often capitalized \ˈpä-kə-ˌhä, ˈpa-kē-ə\
plural pakeha or pakehas
Definition of PAKEHA
chiefly New Zealand : a person who is not of Maori descent; especially : a white person
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Origin of PAKEHA
Maori
Rhymes with PAKEHA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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