haole

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Hawaiian

[edit] Noun

Singular
haole

Plural
haoles

haole (plural haoles)

  1. (Hawaii) A non-Hawaiian, usually specifically a Caucasian
    • 2009 January 18, Lois-ann Yamanaka, “This Man Is an Island”, New York Times:
      And the white guy who ate Rice-A-Roni with butter was the haole who didn’t speak pidgin or eat real rice.

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[edit] Hawaiian

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haole

  1. Foreigner.
  2. Caucasian.

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[edit] Verb

haole (Pinyin hao3le5, traditional and simplified 好了)

  1. become well; recover

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