'Pakeha' is a word borrowed from Maori 'pakeha'. The word entered the English language some time around 1832.
Pakeha [noun] [1832]
- a person who is not of Maori descent
- a white person
See 'Pakeha' on the Loan Words Map
See more loan words from Maori.
Etymology: Maori
See more loan words from 1800s.
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