"haole" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: haole [plural], haoles [plural]
Etymology: Hawaiian haole. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|haole}} Hawaiian haole Head templates: {{en-noun|haole|s}} haole (plural haole or haoles)
  1. (Hawaii, somewhat derogatory) A non-Hawaiian, usually specifically a white. Wikipedia link: haole Tags: Hawaii, derogatory Categories (topical): People Derived forms: haole time, hapa haole, Kill Haole Day

Noun [Hawaiian]

IPA: /ˈhao̯.le/, [ˈhɐo̯.le]
Etymology: Unknown. The word pre-dates contact with Europeans. A popular folk etymology analyzes the word as hā (“breath”) + ʻole (“not”), referencing the fact that foreigners did not know the traditional honi greeting, which involves simultaneous inhalation. However, such a derivation is unlikely: haole lacks the long ā and glottal stop that would be expected if this were the origin of the word. Etymology templates: {{unk|haw}} Unknown, {{compound|haw|hā|ʻole|t1=breath|t2=not}} hā (“breath”) + ʻole (“not”), {{m|haw|honi}} honi Head templates: {{head|haw|noun|head=}} haole, {{haw-noun}} haole
  1. foreigner
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-noun-qTkQByOd
  2. Caucasian
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-noun--XTGEFtY
  3. Englishman, Englishwoman, American
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-noun-hz0jB7Yo Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 55 4 10 16

Verb [Hawaiian]

IPA: /ˈhao̯.le/, [ˈhɐo̯.le]
Etymology: Unknown. The word pre-dates contact with Europeans. A popular folk etymology analyzes the word as hā (“breath”) + ʻole (“not”), referencing the fact that foreigners did not know the traditional honi greeting, which involves simultaneous inhalation. However, such a derivation is unlikely: haole lacks the long ā and glottal stop that would be expected if this were the origin of the word. Etymology templates: {{unk|haw}} Unknown, {{compound|haw|hā|ʻole|t1=breath|t2=not}} hā (“breath”) + ʻole (“not”), {{m|haw|honi}} honi Head templates: {{head|haw|verbs|cat2=stative verbs|head=}} haole, {{haw-verb|s}} haole
  1. (stative) foreign Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-verb-ZWdxkF4e
  2. (stative) Caucasian, white Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-verb-SF8w1Avb
  3. (stative) English, American Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-verb-vfUIb0~v

Inflected forms

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