Kanaka

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈnækə/, /ˈkænəkə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə nak′ə, -nä′kə, kan′ə kə)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kanaka / kəˈnækə ˈkænəkə/
  1. (esp in Hawaii) a native Hawaiian
  2. (often not capital) a native of the South Pacific islands abducted to work in Australia
Etymology: 19th Century: from Hawaiian: man, human being
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ka•nak•a  (kə nak′ə, -nä′kə, kan′ə kə),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.)
  1. Language Varietiesa native Hawaiian.
  2. Language Varietiesa South Sea islander.
  • Hawaiian: person

'Kanaka' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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