hapa

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈhɑpə/|/ˈhæpə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White. California,Hawaii
    — It's what my fiancé and I call ourselves, and how we think of the children we might have: second-generation hapas. But as the term grows in popularity, so does debate over how it should be used. Some people argue that hapa is a slur and should be retired.
  2. A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.
    — Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.

词形变化

hapas plural hapas plural

词源

Etymology tree
Middle English half
English halfbor.
Hawaiian hapabor.
English hapa
Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half. Doublet of half.
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