"haole" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

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”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} haole
  1. foreigner
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-noun-qTkQByOd Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 13 12 26 6 17 26
  2. Caucasian
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-noun--XTGEFtY Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 13 12 26 6 17 26
  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: 13 12 26 6 17 26

Verb

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”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} 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 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 13 12 26 6 17 26
  3. (stative) English, American Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-haole-haw-verb-vfUIb0~v Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 13 12 26 6 17 26
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