haole

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hawaiian haole. === Noun === haole (plural haole or haoles) (Hawaii, somewhat derogatory) A non-Hawaiian, usually specifically a white. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === a**hole, a-hole, ahole == Hawaiian == === Etymology === Unknown. The word pre-dates contact with Europeans. A popular folk etymology analyzes the word as hā (“breath”) +‎ ʻole (“not”), referencing the fact that foreigners did not know the traditional honi greeting, which involves simultaneous inhalation. However, such a derivation is unlikely: haole lacks the long ā and glottal stop that would be expected if this were the origin of the word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhao̯.le/, [ˈhɐo̯.le] === Noun === haole foreigner Caucasian Englishman, Englishwoman, American === Verb === haole (stative) foreign (stative) Caucasian, white (stative) English, American ʻōlelo haole — English language === References ===