pakeha

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