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单词 haole
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Definition of haole in English:

haole

noun ˈhaʊliːˈhoulē
derogatory
  • (in Hawaii) a person who is not a native Hawaiian, especially a white person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anyone from the mainland U.S. who has spent enough time in Hawaii often gets the message, "O.K. haole, come here, spend your money and then go home."
    • I coped by redefining my center as Hawaii - I hung out with the locals, acquired a profound tan, spoke Pidgin English, studied hula; until finally people who met me did not think I was a Mainland haole.
    • My haole husband loves this pork hash.
    • As a 22-year-old haole from Lyndon, Kansas, he moved to Honolulu 38 years ago.

Origin

Hawaiian.

 
 

Definition of haole in US English:

haole

nounˈhoulē
derogatory
  • (in Hawaii) a person who is not a native Hawaiian, especially a white person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a 22-year-old haole from Lyndon, Kansas, he moved to Honolulu 38 years ago.
    • I coped by redefining my center as Hawaii - I hung out with the locals, acquired a profound tan, spoke Pidgin English, studied hula; until finally people who met me did not think I was a Mainland haole.
    • Anyone from the mainland U.S. who has spent enough time in Hawaii often gets the message, "O.K. haole, come here, spend your money and then go home."
    • My haole husband loves this pork hash.

Origin

Hawaiian.

 
 
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