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haafu

haafu noun: person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan.

Noun

haafu (plural haafus)

  1. (Japan, informal) person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan
  2. (Japan, colloquial) person of half or mixed heritage of multiple ethnic groups (in general)

Forms of haafu

pluralhaafus
alternative formhafu

Origin of haafu

From Japanese ハーフ (hāfu, “mixed-race (unspecified)”), from English half. Doublet of half.

Questions about haafu

What does haafu mean?
Haafu means person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan.
What part of speech is haafu?
Haafu is a noun.
What is the plural of haafu?
The plural of haafu is haafus.

Words near haafu in the dictionary

  1. Haadhoo
  2. Haadhuaa
  3. haaf
  4. haaf fish
  5. haaf fishes
  6. haafu
  7. haafus
  8. Haag
  9. Haag's theorem
  10. Haagoord
  11. haak-en-steek

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