Kanake

See also: kanake

German

Alternative forms

• Kanacke (wog)

Etymology

From English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnaːkə/

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• Hyphenation: Ka‧na‧ke

Noun

Kanake m (genitive Kanaken, plural Kanaken)

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) wog (person of Middle Eastern or North African looks, particularly a Turk)
2. Kanak or Canaque, a member of the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific.

See also

• Kümmeltürke

Further reading

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