"hapa" meaning in English

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          "word": "hapa haole"
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          "ref": "2016 August 8, Akemi Johnson, “Who Gets To Be 'Hapa'?”, in NPR:",
          "text": "It's what my fiancé and I call ourselves, and how we think of the children we might have: second-generation hapas.\nBut as the term grows in popularity, so does debate over how it should be used. Some people argue that hapa is a slur and should be retired.",
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          "East",
          "East Asian"
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          "Southeast Asian",
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        "(Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half white."
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          "word": "haafu"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑpə/",
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        "US"
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          "ref": "2015, M. Chakroff, P. Corps, Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management, page 148:",
          "text": "Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.",
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        "A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish."
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          "cage",
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          "structure",
          "structure"
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          "water",
          "water"
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          "hold",
          "hold"
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          "fish",
          "fish"
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  "word": "hapa"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑpə/",
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  "word": "hapa"
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          "water",
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