PAKEHA

Meaning of PAKEHA in English

Pronunciation: ' pä-k ə - ˌ hä, ' pa-k ē - ə

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural pakeha or pakehas

Usage: often cap

Etymology: Maori

Date: 1832

chiefly New Zealand : a person who is not of Maori descent especially : a white person

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PAKEHA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Maori Date: 1832 a person who is not of Maori descent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAKEHA — ˈpäkəˌhä, -kēˌä; ˈpakēə noun ( plural pakeha or pakehas ) Etymology: Maori Australia & New Zealand : one that is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAKEHA — n. white non-Maori person from New Zealand
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PAKEHA — noun ( plural pakeha or pakehas ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Maori Date: 1832 chiefly New Zealand : a person …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAKEHA — [ 'pα:kɪhα: ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) NZ a white New Zealander, as opposed to a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PAKEHA — [pa.ke.ha] n, pl pakeha or pakehas often cap [Maori] (1832) chiefly NewZeal: a person who is not of Maori descent; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAKEHA — pakeha, P\~ BrE AmE ˈpɑːk i hɑː -ə-, ˌ••ˈ• ▷ pakeha|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAKEHA — /ˈpɑ:kɪhɑ:/ noun ( NZE ) a white person from New Zealand (that is, not a Maori) •• WORD ORIGIN Maori …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAKEHA — n. NZ a White person as opposed to a Maori. [Maori]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAKEHA — n. NZ a White person as opposed to a Maori. [ Maori ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAKEHA — n. NZ a White person as opposed to a Maori. Etymology: Maori
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