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hapa

[hah-puh] /ˈhɑ pə/

noun

1.

(especially in Hawaii and California) a person of mixed-race heritage who identifies racially and culturally as both white and of Asian descent.

Origin of hapa

1985-90; < Hawaiian Pidgin: half

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"hapa," he whispered, as he carefully climbed down and indicated with his hand that they were near.

In Africa John T. McCutcheon
Allowing for the variation in the spelling of native names, we can here recognise the hapa of the Spaniards.

The Solomon Islands and Their Natives H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy

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