haole
1Haole — Haole, (pronounced: How leh) in the Hawaiian language, means foreign or foreigner ; it can be used in reference to people, plants, and animals. The origins of the word predate the 1778 arrival of Captain James Cook (which is the generally… …
2haole — [hä′ō lā΄] n. [Haw, foreigner] in Hawaii, a non Polynesian, esp. a white person, or Caucasian: sometimes a term of contempt …
3haole — hao•le [[t]ˈhaʊ li, leɪ[/t]] n. pl. les. usage: haole is usually considered to be a neutral descriptive term. However, it is sometimes used with disparaging intent, arising from a distrust of foreigners or outsiders. peo off sometimes disp. (a… …
4haole — noun Etymology: Hawaiian Date: 1834 sometimes disparaging one who is not descended from the aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants of Hawaii; especially white …
5haole — /how lee, lay/, n. 1. (among Polynesian Hawaiians) a non Polynesian, esp. a Caucasian. 2. (formerly) a foreigner. [1835 45; < Hawaiian: white person, (earlier) foreigner, foreign] * * * …
6haole — noun A non Hawaiian, usually specifically a Caucasian …
7haole — hao|le [ hauli ] noun count in Hawaiian English, a white person …
8haole — Hawaiian term for a Caucasian person …
9haole — (HAH oh leh) [Hawaiian: white person; foreigner] Among the Hawaiians of Polynesian ancestry, a Caucasian or whiteskinned person; the Hawaiian equivalent of gringo …
10haole — hao·le …
