hapa
English
noun
Definitions
- (Hawaii) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander and half white.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa derived from English half.
Origin
English
half
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- behalf English
- half English
- half birthday English
- half-brained English
- half-op English
- half-pant English
- half-plane English
- halfback English
- halfbeak English
- halfcock English
- halfcourt English
- halfer English
- halfful English
- halfie English
- halflife English
- halfling English
- halfmonth English
- halfness English
- halfpace English
- halfpenny English
- halfpike English
- halfplanar English
- halfsie English
- halfsies English
- halfspace English
- halfwave English
- halfwidth English
- halfword English
- shelter half English
- ハーフ Japanese
- half Middle English
- uhhafu Zulu
- hap Tok Pisin
- hapailan Tok Pisin
- hapkas Tok Pisin
- hapa Hawaiian
- haafaa Fiji Hindi
- aapa Pitjantjatjara