Kanake

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English kanaka (Pacific Islander), from Hawaiian kanaka (person).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈnaːkə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧na‧ke

Noun

Kanake m (weak, genitive Kanaken, plural Kanaken, feminine Kanakin)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) wog (person of Middle Eastern or North African looks, particularly a Turk)
    • 2012, Maria Stehle, Ghetto Voices in Contemporary German Culture: Textscapes, Filmscapes, Soundscapes, Camden House, →ISBN, page 56:
      Da kommt also der gute Kanake, stellt sich mitten rein, und während er sich fragt, warum die Leute so Spalier stehen, wird er im nächsten Moment auf seinen Platz verwiesen. Schließlich gehört jeder irgendwohin und der Kanake am besten []
  2. Kanak or Canaque, a member of the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific.

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • Kanake” in Duden online
  • Kanake” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache