"Hoa" meaning in English

See Hoa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Vietnamese Hoa, from Chinese 華 /华. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|Hoa}} Vietnamese Hoa, {{der|en|zh|華}} Chinese 華 /华 Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Hoa pl (plural only)
  1. A minority ethnic group of Vietnam, regarded as Chinese. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Hoa-en-noun-gEkFfoqK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 45 47 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 47 2 5
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