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hao·le H0053000 (hou′lē, -lā)n. Hawaii A white person. Sometimes used disparagingly. [Hawaiian, foreign, foreigner.]haole (ˈhaʊlɪ) n (Peoples) Caribbean a person who is Whiteadj (Peoples) Caribbean relating to a person who is Whitehao•le (ˈhaʊ li, -leɪ) n., pl. -les. usage: haole is usually considered to be a neutral descriptive term. However, it is sometimes used with disparaging intent, arising from a distrust of foreigners or outsiders.—n. Sometimes Disparaging. (a term used in Hawaii to refer to a white person.) [1835–45; < Hawaiian: white person, (earlier) foreigner] |