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hapa

hapa

See also: håpa

English

Noun

hapa ‎(plural hapas)

  1. (Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half Asian/Pacific Islander and half white.

See also

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowing from English half

Noun

hapa

  1. half of something
  2. someone who has Hawaiian ancestry mixed with another ethnicity

Maori

Etymology

English

Noun

hapa

  1. tea (meal)

Swahili

Adjective

hapa

  1. Pa class inflected form of hii.

Etymology

Borrowing from Hawaiian hapa, from English half.

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