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hapa.

A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White.

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noun/ˈhɑpə/US/ˈhæpə/US
  1. A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White.

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

noun
  1. A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.

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