hapa

See also: håpa and hāpa

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half.

Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

1. (Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander and half white.

See also

• Amerasian

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

1. A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English half.

Noun

hapa

1. half of something
2. someone who has Hawaiian ancestry mixed with another ethnicity

Descendants

• → English: hapa

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Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English supper.

Noun

hapa

1. tea (meal)

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Sotho

Verb

hapa

1. to win

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Swahili

Adjective

hapa

1. Pa class inflected form of hii.

Adverb

hapa

1. here