haafu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan
  2. person of half or mixed heritage of multiple ethnic groups (in general)

Word forms

haafu haafus hafu

Etymology

From Japanese ハーフ (hāfu, “mixed-race (unspecified)”), from English half. Doublet of half.

Related words

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