Kanake

German (Berlin)

/kaˈnaːkə/

noun
Definitions
  • (derogatory) wog person of Middle Eastern or North African looks, particularly a Turk
  • Kanak or Canaque, a member of the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific.

Etymology

Derived from English kanaka (Pacific islander, Pacific Islander) derived from Hawaiian kanaka (person, man).

Origin

Hawaiian

kanaka

Gloss

person, man

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Classifier

Kanji

男, 夫, 士

Emoji
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