Is 'Pakeha' English, or is it actually Maori?

'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

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Etymology: Maori

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The Maori origins of the word 'puckeroo'

'Puckeroo' is a word borrowed from Maori 'pakaru'.

puckeroo

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note: Broken; useless.
Etymology: -

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