Etymology

haole

hao·le
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Today it means: A non-Hawaiian, especially a person of white European ancestry. Full definition →

Hawaiian haole
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromhaole
  2. Hawaiian · borrowed fromhaole
  3. English todayhaole

Borrowed from Hawaiian haole.

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