pakeha
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.pa·ke·ha
noun, often capitalized \ˈpä-kə-ˌhä, ˈpa-kē-ə\ plural pakeha or pakehas
Definition of PAKEHA
chiefly New Zealand : a person who is not of Maori descent; especially : a white person
Origin of PAKEHA
Maori
First Known Use: 1832
Rhymes with PAKEHA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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