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Meaning of "haole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAOLE

haole  [ˈhaʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAOLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Haole is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

haole

Haole

Haole, in the Hawaiian language, is a term, often pejorative, used to refer to an individuals of white ancestry, specifically in contrast to others of native Hawaiian ancestry. Historically, and sometimes currently, the term is used to refer any foreigner or anything else introduced to the Hawaiian islands of foreign origin The origins of the word predate the 1778 arrival of Captain James Cook, as recorded in several chants stemming from antiquity. Its use historically has ranged from descriptive to race invective.

Definition of haole in the English dictionary

The definition of haole in the dictionary is a person who is white.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAOLE


bully
ˈbʊlɪ
carefully
ˈkeəfʊlɪ
Cowley
ˈkaʊlɪ
dowly
ˈdaʊlɪ
foley
ˈfəʊlɪ
foulie
ˈfaʊlɪ
fully
ˈfʊlɪ
goalie
ˈɡəʊlɪ
growly
ˈɡraʊlɪ
holy
ˈhəʊlɪ
hopefully
ˈhəʊpfʊlɪ
jowly
ˈdʒaʊlɪ
pulley
ˈpʊlɪ
roly-poly
ˈrəʊlɪˈpəʊlɪ
slowly
ˈsləʊlɪ
soli
ˈsəʊlɪ
successfully
səkˈsɛsfʊlɪ
thankfully
ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ
wonderfully
ˈwʌndəfʊlɪ
yowley
ˈjaʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAOLE

hansom
hansom cab
hantavirus
hantle
Hants
hanukiah
Hanukkah
Hanuman
Hanyang
haoma
hap
hapax
hapax legomena
hapax legomenon
hapaxanthic
hapaxanthous
haphazard
haphazardly
haphazardness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAOLE

as a whole
asshole
cole
console
controle
creole
dole
hole
in the hole
mole
on the dole
on the whole
outsole
parole
pole
Poole
role
sole
stole
whole

Synonyms and antonyms of haole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «haole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAOLE

Find out the translation of haole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of haole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «haole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

haole
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

haole
570 millions of speakers

English

haole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Haole
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

haole
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хаоле
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

haole
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

haole
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Haole
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

haole
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

haole
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흰둥이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Haole
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Haole
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

haole
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीक्ष्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haole
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

haole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

haole
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хаоле
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

haole
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Haole
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

HAOLE
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

haole
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

haole
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of haole

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAOLE»

The term «haole» is normally little used and occupies the 111.502 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAOLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «haole» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «haole» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about haole

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAOLE»

Discover the use of haole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to haole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Haole Wife
In this story, Ina Marie navigates through the full wave of events driven by the forces of Prohibition. The sugar plantation culture of Hawaii Island provides the background for this story.
Margaret Drake, 2011
2
Haole Boy: The Adoption of Diversity
It is a story about achieving self-worth and the ability to love and accept love in return. With photos included, Haole Boy demonstrates the irrefutable strength of love and how it can change someone s life forever.
Lanakila Michael Achong, 2008
3
I'll Remember You: Nostalgia and Hapa Haole Music in Early ...
This thesis is about shifting emotions and performances of hapa haole music.
Masaya Shishikura, 2007
4
Struggles over Difference: Curriculum, Texts, and Pedagogy ...
In contemporary Hawai'i there is a stigma attached to being haole, and characteristics associated with this designation include loud, talkative, insensitive , “in-your-face,” “me-first,” miserly, and wealthy. Evan, a local second-generation Filipino ...
Yoshiko Nozaki, Yoshiko Nozaki Roger Openshaw Allan Luke, Roger Openshaw, 2012
5
From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaiʻi
However, I never justified violence against Carter, only our rights as Native and oppressed people to feel hostility toward the haole. Just as Palestinians are justified in their hostility toward Israelis, just as Jews are justified in their hostility ...
Haunani-Kay Trask, 1999
6
Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian
See kolea I. References in traditional literature are few, but these have been noted: He haole nui maka 'alohilohi (FS 201), a big foreigner with bright eyes ( referring to Kama-pua'a, the pig demigod). HOnau ke po'o haole, he haole kela ( KL ...
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, 1986
7
Plants and Animals of Hawaii
Haole Koa A small foreign relative of the koa came from tropical America to HawaH in the 19th century. The haole koa (or koa haole ) has flowers and seed pods similar to koa but grows to only about 20 feet. All the leaves are fernlike.
Susan Scott, 1991
8
Moving Subjects: Gender, Mobility, and Intimacy in an Age of ...
Rejecting haole discourses of Hawaiians as a “dying race” doomed to extinction, they worked to advance indigenous rights, revitalize Hawaiians and their culture, and embody resistance to oppression.7 Their conformist resistance suggests ...
Tony Ballantyne, Antoinette M. Burton, 2009
9
Kodomo No Tame Ni-For the Sake of the Children: The ...
But being a newcomer, the haole wants to become part of the majority or "in- group." Consequently, the haole can be seen frequently initiating interactions with local children so as to gain peer group acceptance. In turn, the local child is willing ...
Dennis M. Ogawa, 1980
10
Haoles in Hawaiʻi
Haoles in Hawai'i strives to make sense of haole (Hawaiian for "white person") and "the politics of haole" in current debates about race in Hawai'i.
Judy Rohrer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term haole is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life,' by William Finnegan - The New …
The depictions of his humiliating treatment as a haole (white) student in a Hawaiian middle school are harrowing and characteristically droll ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Monday Memo: Mauna Kea Rule Change, Duckworth Ascending …
“This was shouted in front of two carloads of haole visitors … who drove away shortly after,” the log notes. More than 150 people signed up to ... «Honolulu Civil Beat, Jul 15»
3
Surfing Into Adolescence
Chris was known to most of Dane's brothers as “da haole guy.” I was honored to be known as “da other haole guy.” Mark Foo went on to ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
4
Build-Outs Of Summer: Honolulu Coffee In Honolulu, Hawaii
So whether you're in Honolulu as a haole for a little mele kalikimaka come Christmastime, or you're lucky enough to be a local stuck in ... «Sprudge, Jul 15»
5
Hawaii Defends Closure of Mauna Kea Summit
A July 2 entry, for example, describes a protester who was "arrogant and disrespectful" calling the ranger a "fucking haole" after being told ... «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
6
Wakesurfing 101
Just don't get carried away and start throwing shakas and calling everyone a haole as you pull out at the launch ramp. We're not positive, but ... «Boating Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Non-athlete students also struggle
“Being haole, single and without illegitimate [or any] children, I really don't qualify for many scholarships. You may think I'm joking, but these are ... «The University of Hawaii Kaleo, Jul 15»
8
Maui takes two for title
Justin Vicente's home run followed an RBI groundout by Kaipo Haole and gave Maui a 2-0 lead in the first inning. "I didn't really look for a home ... «Maui News, Jul 15»
9
2015 Aura Estrada Contest Winner
Not like those haole boys.” He had one of those mustaches like the fur on the stomach of an old dog, and he reeked of pineapple. Everyone on ... «Boston Review, Jul 15»
10
A Sustainable Earth Depends Upon an Indigenist Future
I'm a haole (a white person in Hawaiian), so choose to listen or not. Yet I am married to a Papua New Guinean, have spent many years living in ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»

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