"haafu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: haafus [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese ハーフ (hāfu, “mixed-race (unspecified)”), from English half. Doublet of half. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|ハーフ|t=mixed-race (unspecified)|tr=hāfu}} Japanese ハーフ (hāfu, “mixed-race (unspecified)”), {{der|en|en|half}} English half, {{doublet|en|half}} Doublet of half Head templates: {{en-noun}} haafu (plural haafus)
  1. (chiefly Japan, informal) person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan Tags: Japan, informal
    Sense id: en-haafu-en-noun-0RwVqe2m Categories (other): Japanese English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (Japan, colloquial) person of half or mixed heritage of multiple ethnic groups (in general) Tags: Japan, colloquial
    Sense id: en-haafu-en-noun-~qEZqhYU Categories (other): Japanese English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hafu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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