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haole

Syllables: hao·leUK/ˈhaʊ.li/

haole noun: a non-Hawaiian, especially a person of white European ancestry.

Noun

haole (plural haole or haoles)

  1. (Hawaii, derogatory, sometimes) A non-Hawaiian, especially a person of white European ancestry.
    • I had never known any haoles except Elmer and Marks and they were ice cold affairs. Everyone was always glad when their twice-a-month visit was pau. The very island seemed to sigh with relief […]1946, Armine Von Tempski, Bright Spurs, page 122
    • And the white guy who ate Rice-A-Roni with butter was the haole who didn’t speak pidgin or eat real rice.2009 January 18, Lois-ann Yamanaka, “This Man Is an Island”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Forms of haole

pluralhaole
pluralhaoles

Origin of haole

Borrowed from Hawaiian haole.

Words formed from haole

Words that rhyme with haole

Questions about haole

What does haole mean?
Haole means a non-Hawaiian, especially a person of white European ancestry.
What part of speech is haole?
Haole is a noun.
How do you pronounce haole?
Haole is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.li/ (UK).
What is the plural of haole?
The plural of haole is haole.

Words near haole in the dictionary

  1. hao
  2. hao siao
  3. Haobam
  4. Haobijam
  5. Haojing
  6. haole
  7. haole time
  8. haoles
  9. haoma
  10. haomas
  11. haor

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